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Why Do Hummingbirds Hum? Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/24/2017
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Because they don't know the words!!!!!

 

Enjoy a nice walk at Shelly Lake and see if you can spot any hummingbirds!!!!

CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES. THEY ARE A GOOD PLACE TO PARK HOWEVER.

As I was walking the trail one day, I saw a tiny flurry of activity near a pretty red flower.  I knew that it was a hummingbird because I had studied about them in a book of birds.  They were getting nectar from the red flower,  I lingered to watch them.  While I watched, 5 different hummingbirds flew by!  What a nice story to add to my journal tonight. 


In order to find this cache, you must do your homework on Hummingbirds too.  You must figure out which is the correct choice of answer and use that number for your "HUM ING".

The cache is located at


N 35* 51.HUM

W078*39.ING


H = The French word for Hummingbird? Is it - 2), 3) or 4)
 2) Perroquet
3) Hibou
4) Colibri

U = The Hummingbird that does NOT migrate? Is it - 1), 3) or 5)
1) Ruby Throated
3) Allen's
5) Anna's

M = How many beats per second does a Ruby Throated wings beat on average? Is it - 4), 6) or 8)
4) 35 times
6) 53 times
8) 81 times

I = Do hummingbirds walk? 4) or 5)
4) YES
5) NO

N = The digital root of 'HUMMINGBIRD" is? - 5), 7) or 9)
5) 1
7) 10
9) 64

G = What is a Hummingbird Hawk- Moth? Is it - 6), 7) or 8)
6) a moth
7) a hummingbird
8) a hawk

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

RLR YRIRY

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)