Orange is . . .

        . . . is not the new black. Another day another hummingbird festival at the Sipe Wildlife refuge. This attracts people from a wide area Many people travel great distances to watch hummingbirds being measured, weighed, checked for health and ringed; and to learn more about these fascinating birds listening to experts like Tom Wood talk about them. The extra shows feathers being blown to inspect the skin for mites. Arizona is blessed with eighteen species, but that number is very modest compared to the over three hundred species found elsewhere in the Americas.

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