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Hummingbirds: Tiny Marvels Every Birder Should Experience
ByCarli April 15, 2026April 16, 2026

There’s something almost magical about the first time you see a hummingbird up close. One second the air is still, and the next—a flash of iridescent color hovers effortlessly in front of you, wings beating faster than the eye can follow. Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world, but they deliver some of the…

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The World of Hummingbirds: Nature’s Tiny Powerhouses
ByMichael Klotz October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

Introduction: Jewels in Motion Few sights are as dazzling as a hummingbird in flight. Their wings beat up to 80 times per second, blurring into invisible motion. These tiny dynamos hover like helicopters, dart backward like drones, and flash iridescent colors that shift with every light change. Found only in the Americas, over 300 hummingbird…

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Calliope Hummingbird at Nk’mip Desert
ByMichael Klotz September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

At Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, visitors will see the dazzling display of a male Calliope Hummingbird. This is the smallest bird in Canada and the only one with a serrated magenta gorget. During courtship, this tiny desert jewel perches among sagebrush and antelope brush. It flares its iridescent throat feathers in the sunlight…

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Hummingbirds: Tiny Marvels Every Birder Should Experience

The World of Hummingbirds: Nature’s Tiny Powerhouses

Calliope Hummingbird at Nk’mip Desert

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