Active Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds become especially active as the season progresses, darting from flower to flower and chasing one another through the garden in a constant blur of motion and color.
A Lost Old World Lineage
Fossil evidence shows that hummingbirds existed in Europe roughly 30 million years ago, though today they are found only in the Americas, with the oldest known fossil discovered in Germany in 2004 and no clear explanation for their disappearance from Europe. (Source: American Bird Conservancy)
