HELP AS FAST AS YOU CAN PLWhy did European explorers call the hummingbird the "fly bird"? A.
Because it had bright and beautiful wings
B.
Because it flew on the backs of geese
C.
Because it was small with tiny wings that beat very quickly

The Hummingbird
When European explorers first saw hummingbirds, they were not sure they were looking at a bird or an insect. They called hummingbirds "fly birds." Some believed they migrated on the backs of geese and other birds.

Myths about the Hummingbird
A Mayan legend says that the hummingbird is the sun in disguise, trying to court a lovely woman, the moon. The Hopis believed the bird would convince the gods to bring them rain. So they painted the bird on their water jars. The Aztecs added hummingbird feathers to their ceremonial clothes. They also wore hummingbird jewelry and decorated their weapons with hummingbird feathers. Many cultures believed that hummingbirds were messengers between the spirit world and the world of humans.