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Black-chinned and question
- To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Black-chinned and question
- From: LisaBirder@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 12:58:47 EST
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Hi there!
I saw the post about the BC hummer, and remembered that there had been a BC hummer wintering over in NC, either last year or the year before, and I wondered if this might be the same bird.
That led me to wonder, what is the lifespan of a hummingbird? I had thought that the rule of nature was; the faster a creature's metabolism, the shorter the lifespan. So hummers should have a fairly short life, right? Does anyone know?
Lisa in Raleigh, NC