Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are charmers...

Photos by BarrytheBirder

Some Ruby-throated Hummingbirds fly across the Caribbean Sea during migration.   They are famous for spectacular non-stop flights between Central America, the West Indies, and North America, frequently completing journeys of up to 500 to 900 miles across the Caribbean or the adjacent Gulf of Mexico.

Many of these 3 1/4" 'hummers' use a coastal or shoreline route (flying over land through Mexico and Texas), others take direct over-water routes.   Because of these grueling 18 t0 24-hour non-stop flights, a hummingbird can double its body weight by storing fat before setting off!

"The hummingbird competes with the stillness of the air."

                                                  -Chogyam Trungpa

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