Just forwarding this very interesting item. "A long-held belief about how
hummingbirds drink is wrong-and the truth is really weird." Actually the
long-held belief is weird but I had not thought of it. A good bit of science
investigation.
I wonder how many of us would have "to watch a hummingbird" on their "bucket
list".
Philip
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From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Laurie Knight
Sent: Thursday, 7 December, 2017 10:21 PM
To: Birding Aus
Subject: The secret of hummingbird tongues revealed
It is worth watching the high speed video of a hummingbird feeding at
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/hummingbird-tongues/5469
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