7 Papa’s away studying ocean migrations Lila told everyone Well if you want to know about migrations Hazel said I can tell you about the most important one of all that of my species the rufous hummingbird
Martin frowned as Hazel went on We travel the longest distance of all hummingbirds up to 2,000 miles feasting on flower nectar along the way You may think this sounds like a wonderful peaceful migration but you would be wrong Hazel dropped her voice an octave lower Horribly wrong she continued carelessly waving the postcard up in the air Because of our small
size we must avoid dangerous predators at all times predators who would not hesitate to eat us and our entire families Martin was growing impatient He didn’t want to hear a long dramatic speech He just wanted to know that his father was all right Please Hazel he said We really miss our father and right now we would very much like to read his postcard and find out whether he’s safe and sound Hazel shifted uneasily She was
