What Will You Be Doing Next August When The Hummingbird Migration Happens?
If you REALLY love hummingbirds, then this short message about hummingbird migration is for you. You need to make your plans now for 2008 or beyond to head down to the Land Between the Lake National Recreation Center in far Western Kentucky, Aug. 3rd. - Aug. 5th for their annual event.
It seems this place, Land Between the Lakes National Rec. Center, is a popular “jumping off” point for the ruby-throated hummingbird. This is an experience that may literally “rock your world” regarding hummingbirds.Here’s what Linda Stahl wrote about it:
“Go to the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Center in far Western Kentucky next Friday through Aug. 5 and you’ll find yourself immersed in a world of ruby-throated hummingbirds, an experience that may lead you to lifelong appreciation of this remarkable bird.
Hummingbird migration gets under way in August, as the birds travel to Mexico and Central America.
Aviva Yasgur, an interpreter at the Land Between the Lakes’ Woodlands Nature Station, near Golden Pond, Ky., and headquarters for the annual Hummingbird Festival, said:
“A large number of birds make the Nature Station one of their stops on their journey south. It is possible to see up to 200 hummingbirds in a single day at the festival.”
Wow…can you imagine seeing up to 200 hummingbirds in a single day? Awesome to consider!Click here to read the rest of the article
Let me know what you think,
Catey
