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Hummingbirds have superb memories of last meals
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Posted on 03/08/2006 6:42:13 AM PST by GreenFreeper
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The tiny Rufous hummingbird, such as the one seen here in Mexico City, is able to recall where and when it last dined on the sweet nectar of flowers, according to new research, proving bird brains are smarter than first
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This isn't too surprising as hummingbirds often come back to the same feeders year after year.
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03/08/2006 6:44:20 AM PST
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GreenFreeper
(Not blind opposition to progress, but opposition to blind progress)
To: GreenFreeper
"Such episodic memory was previously thought to be exclusive to humans."
Wow guess they didn't have cats or dogs. If mine kill some little critter, they check back in the same spot about 10 times a day for days on end to see if another little critter's going to appear there.
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03/08/2006 6:44:39 AM PST
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Sax
To: GreenFreeper
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posted on
03/08/2006 6:44:55 AM PST
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Publius6961
(Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
To: sweetliberty
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posted on
03/08/2006 6:46:15 AM PST
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GreenFreeper
(Not blind opposition to progress, but opposition to blind progress)
To: GreenFreeper
I was walking down the beach once wearing a Hawaiian shirt with big hibiscus flowers on it and a hummingbird flew up to me and "inspected" the flowers on the shirt for a few seconds before flying off to find a real meal!..........
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03/08/2006 6:54:41 AM PST
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Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: GreenFreeper
I always suspected I might be part hummingbird.
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03/08/2006 6:58:39 AM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(If you don't want to be lumped in with those who commit violence in your name, take steps to end it.)
To: GreenFreeper
Hummingbirds are cool, for sure. I have feeders out for them here in Minnesota. From the very beginning of the season, I can stand under a feeder, hold my finger out near one of the holes in the feeder, and the little guys will land on my finger and drink.
They're absolutely fearless.
Now, If I can get them to remember where I left that 3mm allen wrench...
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posted on
03/08/2006 7:00:50 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Red Badger
was walking down the beach once wearing a Hawaiian shirt with big hibiscus Note to self..do not wear shirts with animals deemed meals by birds of prey.
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03/08/2006 7:02:06 AM PST
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GreenFreeper
(Not blind opposition to progress, but opposition to blind progress)
To: GreenFreeper
The Ruby Throat that hangs out in my backyard won't share the feeders.
He sits up in the trees and chases off any others that try to use his stations. So...a second team will come in and with one acting as a decoy, allows the other to feed and then the team trades positions.
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03/08/2006 7:02:33 AM PST
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Deguello
To: Red Badger
My stepdad was wearing a red cap with yellow vent holes when a hummingbird drilled his head right through one of the vents. He thought he'd been stung by a really big bee.
To: GreenFreeper
Note to self..do not wear shirts with animals deemed meals by birds of prey. No carrion luggage for you.
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03/08/2006 7:05:06 AM PST
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N. Theknow
(Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.)
To: GreenFreeper; SandyInSeattle
Here is a visitor to my house. I was surprised he sat still for so long.
To: GreenFreeper; All
Don't know if y'all know this but these little creatures will hith a ride on a goose during migration.
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03/08/2006 7:08:16 AM PST
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eastforker
(Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
To: GreenFreeper
Hummer Nest '05 So tiny and perfect.
Their nests are about the size of a quarter.
The white fluffy stuff you see in the nest is a collection of spider webs.
How cool is that?
To: GreenFreeper
LOL!! No Mickey Mouse ears either.......
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03/08/2006 7:10:48 AM PST
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Red Badger
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To: GreenFreeper
"This shows that animals have better memories than we thought and that you don't need a large brain for some complex tasks"This man is cetainly celebrating the news:
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03/08/2006 7:14:06 AM PST
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tx_eggman
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To: Red Badger
A hummingbird ran into the window in my husband's radio room a couple of years ago and knocked himself out. My husband picked him up and brought him in and fed him for 3 or 4 days until he could fly without listing to one side or spiraling downward. I believe that it was the same one who kept coming back and sitting on the window sill and looking in. We had a feeder right outside the window at the time.
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03/08/2006 7:14:30 AM PST
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SwatTeam
To: tx_eggman
cetainly = certainly
Note to self ... USE THE SPELL CHECKER
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03/08/2006 7:15:11 AM PST
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tx_eggman
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