How to Use ruby-throated hummingbird in a Sentence

ruby-throated hummingbird

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  • The wings of a ruby-throated hummingbird move about 55 times a second.
    Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2021-03-18
  • The ruby-throated hummingbird won last year, and the American bald eagle won in the tournament’s first year.
    Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 2021-03-21
  • The tiny ruby-throated hummingbird that zips in to a nectar feeder in May made an epic flight across the Gulf of Mexico, covering 500 miles nonstop.
    Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 2021-04-13
  • Hummingbird colors sparkle, from the glimmering purple crown and iridescent yellow-green throat of the male magnificent hummingbird to the brilliantly scarlet collar of the male ruby-throated hummingbird.
    National Geographic, 2018-04-18

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