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Rideout: A few things to know about hummingbirds
Andy Rideout
This week, I have noticed many hummingbirds while visiting several different gardens. There are a few things you should know about hummingbirds.
Worldwide there are nearly 330 species of hummingbirds, but here in Kentucky there is only one. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only species regularly found east of the Mississippi River. The male is easy to recognize by its emerald-green back, white breast, and brilliant red throat. The female is similar in coloring, but lacking the red throat.
This species is only 4 inches long and weighs less than 0.2 ounces. The amazing thing about the ruby-throated hummingbird is that each fall it migrates from the eastern United States, 600 miles nonstop, across the Gulf of Mexico, to Central America. In the spring they make the return trip, arriving at your backdoor from March to April.
Tackling litter with Take 10 Tuesdays We have a litter problem in this community, Mayor Steve Austin said.
He introduced Henderson Chamber of Commerce Vice President Ellen Redding and Henderson Tourist Commission Executive Director Abby Dixon, who presented plans to collaborate and organize some activities for a cleaner community. We all love Henderson, and we walk around, but we may not see the little things, Redding said. A community member who moved back here asked me if I d seen all the trash? At first I didn t, and then I started looking around . We realized it s going to take all of us as a community to come together and make this happen.
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