VIEWPOINT: Calliope hummingbirds live in the fast lane

VIEWPOINT: Calliope hummingbirds live in the fast lane

By John G. Woods, Contributor With wings that can beat more than 45 times a second and the ability to hover in the air, then abruptly bumble-bee buzz themselves skyward like a rocket, just about everything you can say about Calliope Hummingbirds is a superlative. As a group, hummingbirds are “New World” birds – meaning they are restricted to North, Central and South America. Here in the Shuswap, we regularly see three species: calliope, rufous, …