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WHERE HAVE ALL THE HUMMINGBIRDS GONE? GLACIER LILIES AND BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRDS
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The following information was released by the National Science Foundation: The glacier lily as it's called, is a tall, willowy plant that graces mountain meadows throughout western North America. It flowers early in spring, when the first bumblebees and hummingbirds appear. Or did. The lily, a plant
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