Latest Hermit Stories  2014-11-05 09:26:28  While most
hummingbirds primarily use their beaks to drink nectar from
flowers, male long-billed hermit hummingbirds also use theirs as
weapons during mating.  Hummingbirds Sometimes Change Their Tune
To Attract A Mate 2014-02-15 05:49:23  While scientists had long
believed that male hummingbirds learned the song they use to
attract mates at an early age and used that one vocalization
their entire life, new research suggests that some species are
capable of changing their tunes later on in life.  Garden Gnomes
Are So Last Year, Build Yourself An Ornamental Hermitage
2013-12-20 04:51:16  This Christmas, a researcher from the
University of Leicester in the UK has suggested giving the
ultimate upgrade to the average garden gnome: an ‘ornamental’
hermit.  2005-08-08 11:02:41  CAIRO (Reuters) - Renovators
working in an ancient Egyptian monastery have unearthed the
oldest example of a building housing Christian monks, a member
of the restoration project near the country's