How can a hummingbird stop himself in mid air?
At this season of the year, the ruby throated hummingbird is around our parks and gardens. The beauteous midget is busy building, a nest or tending to the needs of his growing family. This is a good time to find a leafy corner and watch his amazing antics in the air. A bitsy bird called the Anna hummingbird lives in Andy’s Southern California garden all through the year. His cap and his vest glisten with jewel tone patches of red and he measures less than f6urinches long. Another kind spends the summery months in Gastonia, North Carolina. He is called the ruby throated hummingbird because he wears a bright ruby red bib under his chin. His feathery cap, his back and his sides are shiny emerald green. He has a white vest and there are tiny white.specks behind each of his bright birdie eyes. Lots of his ruby throated relatives spend the summer in our Eastern states. A hummer can do more tricks in the air than any other bird. For one thing, he can fly backwards. He also can stop himself in
