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From: IE Ries <feathermom_chirpling@xxxxxxxxx>
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:00:13 -0800 (PST)

      ....it's may the feathers you hear, not the vocalization!
   
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7216230.stm
   
  Excerpt:
   
              Hummingbird 'uses tail to chirp' 

                 
  

    Hummingbird in flight 
  Hummingbird chirp 

A species of hummingbird makes a chirping noise with its tail feathers, not its 
throat, a study using high-speed video has suggested. 
   
   
   


"Hope is the thing with feathers 
  That perches in the soul 
  And sings the tune without the words 
  And never stops at all." 
  --Emily Dickenson 
   
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