Variation within a Kind and the Amazing Interaction of Insects with Flowers
Evidence for Massive Flooding: Consistent with Noah's Flood
Hummingbirds: A Masterpiece
Yet even in their beauty they reflect the corruption of creation due to man's sin. The Rufus will try to scare off all other hummingbirds even when their is enough food for all. They are prone to diseases.
"The four diseases that most frequently affect birds that use feeders are: salmonella, trichomoniasis, aspergillosis, and avian pox. All of these diseases are transmitted from one bird to another at feeding stations, especially when overcrowding occurs. Birds are also susceptible to mites and lice." (From: www.massaudubon.org)
Yet, it is remarkable, "With the exception of insects, hummingbirds while in flight have the highest metabolism of all animals – a necessity to support the rapid beating of their wings during hovering and fast forward flight. Their heart rate can reach as high as 1,260 beats per minute, a rate once measured in a blue-throated hummingbird, with a breathing rate of 250 breaths per minute,..With the exception of insects, hummingbirds while in flight have the highest metabolism of all animals – a necessity to support the rapid beating of their wings during hovering and fast forward flight...Their heart rate can reach as high as 1,260 beats per minute, a rate once measured in a blue-throated hummingbird, with a breathing rate of 250 breaths per minute..." From Wikipedia "Hummingbirds" Both articles online 8-25-17
Beauty in the Midst of Corruption
Do we even begin to understand the complexity of God's Creation? I think insects and plants, apart from disease processes, probably had a divine interaction before the Fall of Creation. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!