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Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world, weighing less than a penny. They have iridescent feathers that shimmer in different colors and long bills for drinking nectar from flowers. Hummingbirds are unique in their ability to fly backwards and for feeding solely on flower nectar. People can attract hummingbirds to their yards by putting up red-colored feeders filled with sugar water.

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Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world, weighing less than a penny. They have iridescent feathers that shimmer in different colors and long bills for drinking nectar from flowers. Hummingbirds are unique in their ability to fly backwards and for feeding solely on flower nectar. People can attract hummingbirds to their yards by putting up red-colored feeders filled with sugar water.

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Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are amazing little birds. They are the smallest of all birds and weigh less than even a
penny. The Bee Hummingbird, at barely more than two inches long, is the smallest bird in the world!
Unlike most birds, hummingbirds have iridescent feathers. Iridescent feathers glitter and shine in the
sun. Hummingbirds are often dazzling combinations of greens and reds or greens and blues. Others are
violet, orange, golden, silver or other combinations only Mother Nature could dream up. All
hummingbirds have long bills to insert into flowers. Some hummingbirds have special bills to fit in
specific flowers.
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. Hummingbirds are also unique among bird
species in that they drink nectar from flowers. You can attract hummingbirds to your yard with special
feeders that are filled with sugar water. These feeders are usually bright red in color because
hummingbirds are attracted to red.
Answer these questions:
1.) To attract hummingbirds to your yard, put up feeders with ________ in them.
A.) flowers
B.) berries
C. sugar water
D.) seeds

2.) Compared to other birds, hummingbirds are _____________.


A.) heavier
B.) larger
C.) about the same size
D.) lighter

3.) Hummingbirds are the only birds that _____________________.


A.) will come to bird feeders
B.) can fly backwards
C.) are green
D.) are small

4.) Hummingbirds eat ________________.


A.) insects
B.) flowers
C.) flower nectar
D.) the passage doesnt tell.

5.) What color are most hummingbird feeders?


A.) Green
B.) Red
C.) White
D.) Golden

Answers:1.) C 2.) D 3.) B 4.) C 5.) B

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