Hummingbirds Complete

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You will need a copy of Zoobooks Hummingbirds in order to complete this lap-

book. Check your library or you can order from Rainbow Resource.Addional Informaon

What are hummingbirds?

Hummingbirds are a family of birds that contain the smallest birds in the world.

There all 400 known kinds of hummingbirds, but 19 of them live in the United

States. Hummingbirds get their name from the humming sound their wings make

as they y, not because they hum or sing.

Where do the United States do hummingbirds live?Hummingbirds live only in the Western Hemisphere. The ruby-throated hum-

mingbird lives east of the Mississippi River. The Allens, Annas black-

chinned,calliope, rufous

hummingbirds live in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, and New Mexi-

co. The Black-chinned and broad tailed hummingbirds live in Montana, Idaho,

Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and Colorado. The Rufous hummingbird lives in

North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri. Okla-

homa and Arkansas. Black-chinned, ruby-throated, magnicent hummingbirds

live in Texas and Louisiana.

What do hummingbirds eat?

Hummingbirds nd food in the nectar of owers. They like tubular shaped

owers like honeysuckle, fuchsias, hibiscus and trumpet vine. Also the color

red seems to aract hummingbirds. It probes its long thin bill into the ower

and sucks up the nectar which is high energy food. A hummingbird can lap up

nectar like a kien lapping milk. It can ick its tongue 13 mes in one second.

How fast can you? Hummingbirds also need to eat insects for protein, miner-

als and vitamins. You can also put out a hummingbird feeder to help supply

the sweet nectar they need. Dissolve 1 cup of sugar in 4 cups of warm water

and let it cool then put it in the feeder. You should replace the sugar water atleast once a week, because it can get rancid.
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What is a hummingbirds lifecycle?

The females build the nest themselves. They use spider silk and bits of plants

and cover it with lichens. It is vey ny and nothing bigger than a penny ts in-

side! She then choose a male and the mate in midair. She will lay two eggs in

her nest; they are about the size of peas. She will sit on her nest for 2-3 weeks

to keep her eggs warm. The ny hummingbirds hatch, they are born blind and

naked. These ny birds must eat 2-3 mes and hour. The mother feeds them

regurgitated nectar and insects that she found. She is a very busy mama the

next couple weeks feeding her babies and also herself. Aer about 3 weeks

the babies are ready to y.

Vocabulary words

torpor a deep sleep to conserve energy. It heartbeat slows down and its

body temperature dropsedglings--baby hummingbirds are learning to y

Size Comparison

The smallest hummingbird is from Cuba, it is called the Bee hummingbird and

it is 2 inches long and weighs 2 grams. The largest hummingbird is the Giant

Hummingbird, it lives in South America and is 8 inches long and weighs 20

grams. The ruby-throated hummingbird is about 4 inches long and weighs 3

grams, less than one penny.

Materials and informaon may be used for your own personal and school use.

Material may not be used for resale or shared electronically.

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Ruby-throated

Allens, Annas, Calliopes, Rufous, Black-chinned

Black-chinned, broad-tailed

Rufous

Black-chinned, ruby-throated, magnificent



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Cut book out. Fold on lines (matchbook style).

Hummingbird Diet


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What does a hummingbird eat? And where does it nd its food? Use the lined boxes below to

record the informaon you found about a hummingbirds diet.



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How does a hummingbird y? Record

what you have learned about how a

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one shape and fold in half.

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Hummingbird Flies


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Hummingbird

Garden


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Annuals

Perennials



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Azalea shrub Honeysuckle vineColumbine

DahliaFoxglove Fuchsias

Geranium

Gladiolus NasturtiumPetunia

Trumpet Vine Weigela BushImpatiens

Morning Glory Vine


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Cut out book as one piece and fold matchbook style, using the doed lines as

your guide. Use the inside of the book to compare and contrast the two topics.


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Fancy TailsSpecial Feathers &

Colorful Crests

Special Bills


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Cut out book as one piece. Fold in half. Open book. List the ani-

mals that prey on hummingbirds. Extra clipart to decorate Lap-

book.



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Cut pocket out as one piece. Fold back up. Wrap flaps around the back and glue down. Store copy workpage in pocket.


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Winged Jewelunknown

With wings spun of silver and hearts of gold,These tiny creatures our hearts behold.With angelic features and colors so bright,

Make even the heaviest heart seem light.The magical way they flit through the sky,They appear, then vanish in the blink of aneye.They're sending a message for us to retrieve,Anything's possible for those who believe!

The Hummingbirdby Steven F. White

Kiss these flowers, drink their colors,in the garden where I'm sleeping.They're like whirlpools, all these flowers,their throats of gold, yours of ruby.

Give me the force, give me the light

to be the message of your wings.Sketch above me with your long beak.Let your design of healing fall.

Mark my body with my singingso you'll know me when I flourish.Your eyes are now a field of eyesin the garden's flow of flowers.

Can I call you when I need you?Will you help me when I'm frightened?Drink my colors, they're like whirlpools.Kiss this flower, my open mouth.

The HummingbirdSylvia Finegan

The Hummingbird is cute and tiny;Sometimes his wings look very shiny.His beak is long and comes to a point;And in it you won't find a joint.

He's stays around the feeder, and protectshis food;He's sometimes aggressive, with a lot of at-

titude.A humming sound, he seems to mutter;His wings are so fast, you might see themflutter.

He'll go from flower, to feeder, to flower;He'll fly through a water mist, to take hisshower.A brand new feeder, he has found;

One he can eat from, and buzz all around.

At the end of the summer, you must flyaway;But I know you'll be back, again someday.

Copywork

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Label the hummingbird: eye, tail, wing, gorget, feet, beak. Fold diagram in half and paste cover to the front.

HummingbirdDiagram


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PRINT ON CARDSTOCK. Cut each piece out on the solid black lines (you will have fivepieces when finished) and secure with a brass fastener or staple. If you need morethan five pieces, print another sheet of this template.

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