That wing flap count must be "per second." Had to imagine a hummer smaller than ours.
J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 5:23 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > > According to my 'Birds of Michigan' book, the Ruy-throated hummingbird is the > only hummingbird regularily seen in Michigan. > No other bird is as tiny. > Its the only bird able to fly backwards. > The wings flap 50-60 time a minute. > The heart pumps 1,260 beats per minute. > It breathes 250 time per minute. > It weighs 2 to 3 grans. > Five average hummingbirds about equals the weight of one chickadee. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@mac.com> > Subject: Re: Hummer Freezing(?) > > >> >>> On Aug 1, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hummers are tough! >> >> They’re quite good if you braise them for several hours, but there’s not a >> lot of meat on them. >> >> Paul >> >> >>> IBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the >>> directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
