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Frequent tiny flyers return to feed

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By Ilene Hoffman Hometown Weekly Correspondent Imagine you weigh less than a nickel (five grams), are 3.5 inches long, and flap your arms 60 to 80 times per second. You travel about 1,000 miles a year from Massachusetts to Mexico and Central America to breed. What are you? A ruby-throated hummingbird. The ruby-throated hummingbirds are among...
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