{"id":755726,"date":"2021-07-19T13:26:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T17:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eco-odyssee.ca\/colibri-a-gorge-rubis\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T19:56:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T00:56:57","slug":"ruby-throated-hummingbird","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eco-odyssee.ca\/en\/ruby-throated-hummingbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby-Throated Hummingbird"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-199688596\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                    <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-199688596 {\n  padding-top: 15%;\n}\n#banner-199688596 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1342010616\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-center\"  id=\"row-1095730910\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-874372062\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-11\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h1 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"font-size:210%;\">Ruby-throated Hummingbird<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1342010616 {\n  padding-top: 8px;\n  padding-bottom: 8px;\n  min-height: 78px;\n  background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1902401139\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\"  id=\"row-1529188301\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1590192687\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner-grid-wrapper\">\n  <div id=\"banner-grid-1585735868\" class=\"banner-grid row row-grid row-small\" data-packery-options=\"\">\n                      \n\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-15 grid-col-2-3\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1347604282\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.eco-odyssee.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/colibris-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"animal colibris \u00e0 gorge rubis\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eco-odyssee.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/colibris-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eco-odyssee.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/colibris-1-500x340.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.eco-odyssee.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/colibris-1-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eco-odyssee.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/colibris-1-600x408.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1020px; 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9 cm <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><strong>Longevity<\/strong>: It can live for about 3 to 5 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><strong>Habitat<\/strong>: It lives in forests, riverbanks, parks and gardens. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><strong>Food:<\/strong> Ruby-throated hummingbirds feed on small insects and nectar.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1762414301\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1673171294\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Did you know that the Ruby-throated Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world that flies backwards and vertically? Its wings can beat at a rate of 70 beats per second.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1902401139 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: rgb(193, 193, 193);\n}\n#section_1902401139 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-932722047\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1261054882\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0Fun Fact\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Hummingbird is the only bird that can hover by flapping its wings. It moves at an incredible speed and can make very quick changes in direction, including backwards! This tiny bird can flap its wings at a rate of 55 to 75 times per second. This can sound like an insect buzzing by your ear.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Special Traits\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Ruby-throated hummingbird is just under 10 cm tall, that\u2019s half the size of a soda can. Their eggs are also tiny, barely 1 cm long, half a dime piece. Only males have ruby-red throats. Males and females have bright green or golden green backs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Life in the Marsh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Ruby-throated hummingbird lives in meadows, parks, grasslands, and forests. This bird can be seen in the marsh and field feeding on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers and eating small flying insects. They are very fast, so pay attention to the loud hum of their wings and keep your eyes out for a flash of green and red!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Protection and Threats\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Due to the tiny bodies of ruby-throated hummingbirds, storms, spider webs or even a hungry praying mantis pose a threat to the bird. To help the hummingbirds, you can put a feeder out with fresh boiled water and sugar mixture. The ratio of water to white sugar is 4:1. 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