National Hummingbird Day
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Celebrate National Hummingbird Day with a visit to your local park - watch these beautiful birds flutter around and enjoy the sights!
Celebrate the beauty and grace of hummingbirds on National Hummingbird Day, which falls on the first Saturday in September. This special day was established to honor these amazing creatures, which have been around for more than 40 million years! They are some of the smallest birds in the world, yet they can fly up to 60 miles per hour and travel thousands of miles each year during migrations. If you're lucky enough to spot a hummingbird, you know how magical it is – so why not take part in National Hummingbird Day and enjoy their beauty and wonder?
Hang a hummingbird feeder in your yard or garden. Make sure to fill it with the proper food mixture and change it out every few days.
Choose flowering plants that hummingbirds like and plant them around your garden or yard. Some favorites include petunias, foxgloves, bee balm, and columbine.
Head to your local park or nature reserve and spend the day looking for hummingbirds. Pack a lunch, bring some binoculars, and see how many hummingbirds you can spot.
Make a hummingbird craft out of paper, fabric, or clay. You can make your own hummingbird decorations or ornaments to hang in your home or garden.
Check out local events celebrating hummingbirds. Many parks and nature centers host educational programs about hummingbirds and their habitats.
When you see a hummingbird flying gracefully in the sky or hovering around your garden, it's hard not to be captivated! Their tiny feathers take on all sorts of vibrant colors, so watching them can be a incredibly calming and peaceful experience.
Hummingbirds are important pollinators for many of our wildflowers. They visit countless blossoms everyday in search of nectar, which they need to survive. As they feed, they spread pollen among plants - making them vital to the health of ecosystems worldwide!
The small size of hummingbirds may make them seem fragile, but these little birds are actually quite tough. They can travel hundreds of miles in one day looking for food, and some species have even been known to fly nonstop over the Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico!