Arizona
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
(L 4" WS 5.75" WT 0.1 oz)
Will join other birds in mobbing
crows...eats 1.6 times it body
weight in nectar each day.
crows...eats 1.6 times it body
weight in nectar each day.
Sonora Desert Museum
20Jan2020
Cyanthus in Greek means dark
blue; latirostris in Latin means
broad-billed.
blue; latirostris in Latin means
broad-billed.
Like thoughts that flit across the mind,
Leaving no lasting trace behind,
The humming-bird darts to and fro.
Comes, vanishes before we know.
(Jones Very)
© Curtis
Marantz
Marantz
Macaulay
Library
Library
© Wikipedia
Paton’s Center for
Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds
23Jan2020