This puzzle captures a rusty red dynamo feeding from a spring flower. This hummingbird burns calories and oxygen at an extraordinary rate, pumping blood with a proportionately larger heart than other hummers, an adaptation that suits their marathon migrations, a distance of up to 3,000 miles. Although they weigh less than a quarter, they can fly 500 miles without stopping to refuel.
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