Ruby Throated Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are one of the cutest and cuddliest birds in the world. Many people think the last thing hummingbirds would be named after is what type of noise they make. The reason people really call them hummingbirds is because their wings can beat up to seventy-five times per second, but a ruby throated-hummingbird can beat its wings up to 700 times per second, and therefore they are known as hummingbirds. The wings then create a humming sound. Archilochus Colubris is the scientific name of the ruby throated hummingbird. This means "chief among birds (Archilochus) and snake (Colubris)."…