hummingbirds by Kristin Petrie BACKYARD ANIMALS An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www abdopublishing com
www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Checkerboard Library is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 102014 012015 Cover Photos Alamy iStockphoto Interior Photos Alamy pp 5 8 10 19 28 Corbis p 25 Glow Images pp 1 21 23 29 iStockphoto pp 6 15 16 17 MICHAEL PATRICIA FOGDEN MINDEN PICTURES National Geographic Creative pp 9 27 Science Source pp 13 14 20 Series Coordinator Megan M Gunderson Editors Tamara L Britton Bridget O’Brien Art Direction Neil Klinepier Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Petrie Kristin 1970 author Hummingbirds Kristin Petrie pages cm Backyard animals Audience Ages 8-12 Includes index ISBN 978-1-62403-661-3 1 Hummingbirds Juvenile literature I Title QL696 A558P48 2015 598 7’64 dc23 2014024662
Table of ConTenTs Hummingbirds 4 Origin Range 6 Habitat 8 Flying Jewels 12 Nests Babies 16 Nectar Bugs 18 Behavior 22 Communication 24 Enemies Defenses 26 Conservation 28 Glossary 30 Websites 31 Index 32
