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A few of the words

GORGET
The brilliant throat patch on a male hummingbird is called a gorget — a word borrowed from the piece of armor that once protected a knight's throat. In certain light it blazes like a ruby; in shadow it looks almost black.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MIGRATE
Despite weighing less than a nickel, ruby-throated hummingbirds migrate up to 500 miles non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico each spring and fall — one of the most remarkable journeys in the bird world.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
IRIDESCENT
The hummingbird's colors aren't from pigment alone — the feathers contain microscopic structures that bend light, producing that shifting, jewel-like iridescence that changes with every angle.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
NECTAR
A hummingbird can visit over 1,000 flowers in a single day in search of nectar, lapping it up with a grooved tongue that flicks in and out up to 20 times per second.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Hummingbird word search, free and large-print — find ruby-throated visitors, nectar feeders, and the jewel-bright blur of summer wings.

About Garden & Nature

The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird species that nests east of the Mississippi, making it the familiar summer jewel of backyard gardens across much of America. It beats its wings roughly 53 times per second — so fast the eye sees only a shimmer — and can hover perfectly still, then vanish in a dart of scarlet and green. A feeder filled with plain sugar water hung near bright blooms is often all it takes to coax one close enough to hear the soft thrum of those tiny wings.

How to play

  1. 1
    Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
  2. 2
    It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
  3. 3
    Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.

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