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Well, hello everyone this week’s
freaky creature is the Sword-Billed Hummingbird, the only bird to have a beak
longer than its body.
This sword-wielding bird has
a perfectly designed beak to feed on flowers with tubular nectar chambers. Its lance-like
beak is so long as its tongue.
It measures from its tail to
its beak tip at around 24cm, it is one on the world’s largest hummingbirds. While
it feeds its wings beat fast in 8 shaped movements while the tail is cocked.
The hummingbird is very
agile in the air and performs beautiful flight displays, especially during
matting season.
It is native to the Andes Mountains
of the north-west coast of South America. They have an average lifespan of 5yrs.
Clever bird Jo-Anne.
ReplyDeleteYes it sounds like it
DeleteThat's a beauty!
ReplyDeleteI thought so
DeleteBeautiful, nature is a miracle
ReplyDeleteThat's for sure
DeleteIt is surprising it can lift its head! :)
ReplyDeleteYeah with such a long beak
DeleteI love hummingbirds!
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty
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