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Saturday, May 5, 2012
Torpor Tonight?
Temperatures tonight will be flirting with the freezing mark. The recently arrived hummingbirds are really filling up this evening. It seems they know it's going to be a cold night and are preparing for noctivation. Here's a great article about how they survive the cold: http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2006/04/hummingbirds_and_torpor.php
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