Purple-breasted Hummingbird Balsa Ornament balsa-insect sometimes over 500 miles

sometimes over 500 miles

it takes 30 days to digest one leaf

so they take over abandoned ones

You will not find them dining on seeds at your backyard birdfeeder

Blue poison dart frogs like to eat poison ants and insects

Purple-breasted Hummingbird Balsa Ornament balsa-insect sometimes over 500 milesThe purple breasted hummingbird can be found in Ecuador and Columbia. This tiny hummingbird is often hunted by indigenous people for the medicinal properties of its beak. Made out of sustainably harvested balsa wood, these lightweight ornaments are hand carved and then painted with non toxic acrylic paint by a cooperative of skilled artisans on Isla Solentiname, Nicaragua. Approximate size: 5" x 2".