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Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

What makes a Hummingbird so unique?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

How fast can a Hummingbird flap its wings? Why do Hummingbirds hover like helicopters? How do tiny Hummingbirds bulk up for the winter? Have you started your FREE TRIAL of Who Smarted?+ for AD FREE listening, an EXTRA episode every week & bonus content? Sign up right in the Apple app, or directly at WhoSmarted.com and find out why more than 1,000 families are LOVING their subscription! Get official Who Smarted? Merch: tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more, at Who Smarted?

Transcript

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0:00.0

And now it's time for who's smarted.

0:05.0

P. P. Hey, smarty pants, trusty narrator coming to you from my backyard, where I've just finished setting up a unique type of bird feeder.

0:16.7

It was a gift from my friend Lena, the ornithologist. Do you remember when an ornithologist studies?

0:23.0

Did you say, birds?

0:25.0

Great job.

0:26.7

You might remember Lena from our Birds of Prey episode.

0:29.1

Don't worry, I'm not trying to attract raptors.

0:33.0

Lena said that if I hung this particular feeder from the ceiling on my back porch and followed some simple directions that it would see lots of bird action.

0:42.0

And maybe, just maybe, something magical might happen.

0:49.3

Smarty Pants, see if you can guess what type of bird this feeder will attract.

0:53.7

Here's a hint.

0:54.7

This bird feeder doesn't look like the ones you see that are made of wood with a round hole cut out. Instead, this one is made of glass.

1:10.0

has tiny openings at the base, is red,

1:13.0

and kind of looks like a small pineapple.

1:15.4

I just filled it with hot water,

1:18.4

mixed with sugar, and shook it up.

1:20.6

So what are you thinking? Call out some birds. Uh-huh. I heard Robin. Good guess. Bluebird.

1:30.2

Oh, another good guess. Big bird? Not so much. Here's a hint.

1:36.0

Hum. Did you get that? Here it is again.

1:41.0

Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.

1:47.0

Hum.

1:48.0

Did you say a hummingbird?

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