Nature Canada

Bird Tweet of the Week: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

This tiny bird is actually a long-distance migrant that spends its winters in Central America. The Ruby-throated hummingbird can beat its wings more than 50 times a second!

Ruby throated Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area through our segment on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Be sure to tune-in to “Bird Tweet of the Week” on CBC Radio One 91.5 FM on Saturday mornings from 6am to 9am and listen to past episodes on our website

This episode aired on Saturday May 31, 2014.

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