Hummingbirds are back on Prince Edward Island, tired and thirsty from their long migration
After a long migration from Southern Mexico and Central America, ruby-throated hummingbirds have arrived in Atlantic Canada for the season. That includes sightings right here on P.E.I. Ornithologist Kathy Martin, a board member of Island Nature Trust, chats about the tiny birds with Louise Martin of CBC News: Compass.
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