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People are flocking to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum to see a rare white hummingbird
San Fracisco Chronicle ^
| Thursday, October 20, 2016
| Amy Graff
Posted on 10/22/2016 12:01:37 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A rare white hummingbird is showing the world that something small can have a big impact.
The bird that's the color of snow and the size of a thumb was first spotted at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum in May and since then visitor numbers have gone up 40 percent.
People from all over the Bay Area, the country, and even the world are flocking to the gardens in hopes of spotting the stunning creature.
"We have people flying in from Texas and driving up from Los Angeles," said Martin Quigley, director of the arboretum. "We have local people who have cancelled their vacations so they can stay in town to see this bird."
Quigley added: "They'll stand there and stand there. Some people come every day. This is a little obsessive but that's how it is with bird people."
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To: nickcarraway
#WhiteHummingbirdsMatter
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posted on
10/22/2016 12:06:09 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?)
To: nickcarraway
"Say honky, you better check your white hummingbird privilege."
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posted on
10/22/2016 12:07:19 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?)
To: nickcarraway
Are they sure the little bird is not simply an albino?
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
I’ve seen albino peacocks and giraffes before too.
To: Jeff Chandler
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posted on
10/22/2016 12:34:49 AM PDT
by
Bullish
(The fly on Hillary's forehead knows)
To: nickcarraway
Hummingbirds are some of the most territorial birds on planet earth.
The can be mean little suckers.
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
10/22/2016 12:43:05 AM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: fella
beautiful little thing....
I saw an albino robin a couple of years ago....saw it one day and then the following day in a certain area....
albino birds don't last long because they are easy to spot by predators.....
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posted on
10/22/2016 12:47:30 AM PDT
by
cherry
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
10/22/2016 12:47:31 AM PDT
by
Bulldaddy
To: fella
They’re referring to it as a he, but the curvature of the beak indicates a she. Males usually have perfectly straight beaks.
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posted on
10/22/2016 2:08:17 AM PDT
by
jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: jacknhoo
The better beak to poke “enemy” suitors with?
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posted on
10/22/2016 3:24:26 AM PDT
by
Does so
(Hillary Defended TWO Rapists: Thomas Alfred Taylor and Slick Willie ==8-O)
To: nickcarraway
Maybe Siegfried & Roy can inbreed all captive hummingbirds to ruin those species too.
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posted on
10/22/2016 3:32:05 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: fella
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posted on
10/22/2016 3:44:34 AM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(After eight years of Obama, I can't afford to buy nothin'.)
To: nickcarraway
He’s a privileged racist.
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posted on
10/22/2016 4:11:30 AM PDT
by
albie
To: fella
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posted on
10/22/2016 4:12:04 AM PDT
by
angcat
(TRUMP!)
To: kalee
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posted on
10/22/2016 4:22:44 AM PDT
by
kalee
To: Vaquero
I think Siegfried and Roy would rather play with woodpeckers.
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posted on
10/22/2016 4:25:12 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: nickcarraway
"What bird?"
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posted on
10/22/2016 4:39:34 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: fella
Oh look, it’s the reincarnation of Michael Jackson!
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posted on
10/22/2016 4:47:38 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Does so
No, to fly acrobatically and aerodynamically at and away from other males...they’re terratorial.
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posted on
10/22/2016 4:57:52 AM PDT
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jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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