Put the words in alphabetical order. Then use your list of hummingbird adjectives to write tongue twister sentences that describe their personality. Or, use your word list to write a Hummer Haiku. A Tongue That Fits the Bill T ake a look at this hummingbird's bill. Then think about the food a hummer eats.
Hummingbirds are BIG eaters.
Hummingbirds burn food so fast that they often eat 1.5 to 3 times their body weight in food per day. In order to gather enough nectar, hummingbirds must visit hundreds of flowers daily. Just one day of cold temperatures or bad luck finding flowers can mean death. That's why you'll want to welcome your hummers with some good calories and a hospitable habitat. Hummers arrive in the north as the first flowers start opening up, as sap starts flowing in a wide variety of trees, and as sapsuckers arrive to start drilling for the sap.