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Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 16, 2017 02:29 PM I've never seen one, but I like them. IP: Logged
juniperb Moderator Posts: 11958 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 16, 2017 03:13 PM Aw , thanks Mirage. that is some sweet info. So glad you enjoyed the vid I can`t watch it but PBS and the Nature program showed it when they ran a week long special on Hummingbirds. ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature. Linda Goodman IP: Logged
juniperb Moderator Posts: 11958 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 19, 2017 08:34 AM I had to share! I was watching animal planets "when animals go bad" and it showed 3 hummingbirds hovering at a feeder. On the feeder ledge was a large praying mantis. One hummer saw it and dive bombed it then seemed to forget he was there. The second bird came in to drink and the mantis nailed it. It was so fast, it was a blur of flying feathers. In slow mo it showed the mantis caught the hummer by his feathers. After a tussle both escaped intact and alive. Whew They are cannibals so why not eat hummers ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature. Linda Goodman IP: Logged
mirage29 Knowflake Posts: 15162 From: us Registered: May 2012	posted July 19, 2017 03:19 PM omigosh!! You know, I wondered about that before? When I saw my first hummingbird, I thought it was a GIANT bug-- like a cicada or a jurasic flying roach? I wondered what a Mantis would do! Size matters? Thanks for sharing! IP: Logged
juniperb Moderator Posts: 11958 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 19, 2017 04:17 PM Mantis`s are so creepy. I weed a sedium with yellow flowers bed. For some reason the mantis like to lay their eggs in it. The babies are even creepy. ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature. Linda Goodman IP: Logged
mirage29 Knowflake Posts: 15162 From: us Registered: May 2012	posted July 19, 2017 05:14 PM Agree about mantis... I've had my face really really close looking at them gripped to a screen door! It was illegal to harm them, where I was from. It's a good thing they have the word "praying" in front of mantis. Gives a different and more-accepting way to feel about them. yt keeps feeding me more hummingbird videos. Saw some that showed hummingbirds fully asleep and 'hanging upside' down from the feeder-- upside down like little bats do. LOL The go into a state of sleep that is quite profound, called torpor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpor "The metabolism of hummingbirds can slow at night or at any time when food is not readily available: the birds enter a hibernation-like, deep-sleep state (known as torpor) to prevent energy reserves from falling to a critical level. During night-time torpor, body temperature falls from 40 to 18 °C, with heart and breathing rates both slowed dramatically (heart rate to roughly 50 to 180 beats per minute from its daytime rate of higher than 1000). During torpor, to prevent dehydration, the GFR ceases, preserving needed compounds such as glucose, water, and nutrients. Further, body mass declines throughout nocturnal torpor at a rate of 0.04 g per hour, amounting to about 10% of weight loss each night. The circulating hormone, corticosterone, is one signal that arouses a hummingbird from torpor. Use and duration of torpor vary among hummingbird species and are affected by whether a dominant bird defends territory, with non-territorial subordinate birds having longer periods of torpor. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird Take Care IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 20, 2017 11:44 AM Cool facts. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 21, 2017 03:04 PM The mantis is vicious. IP: Logged
juniperb Moderator Posts: 11958 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 21, 2017 04:41 PM If memory serves,after mating, the female eats the males head off . ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature. Linda Goodman IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted March 26, 2018 11:42 AM Indeed! IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 08, 2018 03:49 PM Crunch! IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted May 07, 2018 04:06 PM quote: Originally posted by juniperb: If memory serves,after mating, the female eats the males head off . IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted May 21, 2018 03:30 PM It sucks to be a male. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted June 23, 2018 07:38 PM At least they pray before the meal. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted August 14, 2018 07:35 PM Crickets? IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted August 15, 2018 04:07 PM I thought it was funny. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted September 07, 2018 05:39 PM Bump! IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted October 12, 2018 08:47 PM Bump! IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 14, 2019 04:14 PM Bump! IP: Logged
juniperb Moderator Posts: 11958 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 17, 2019 09:15 AM We've had so many late rounds of snow that I havent looked at the 2019 map. We can count on them by Mothers day tho ♡ ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature. Linda Goodman IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 30, 2019 08:21 AM Bump! IP: Logged
mirage29 Knowflake Posts: 15162 From: us Registered: May 2012	posted April 30, 2019 03:46 PM quote: Originally posted by Randall: At least they pray before the meal. !!!!!! IP: Logged
mirage29 Knowflake Posts: 15162 From: us Registered: May 2012	posted April 30, 2019 03:54 PM (music) Hummingbird (Seals and Crofts, bird pics) [4:39] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r5Sl6WouLU IP: Logged
juniperb Moderator Posts: 11958 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009	posted May 07, 2019 09:15 AM Hummers are here, yay ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature. Linda Goodman IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 156986 From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)! Registered: Apr 2009	posted May 08, 2019 07:28 PM quote: Originally posted by juniperb: Hummers are here, yay IP: Logged

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