Southwest Georgians ‘gnatural’ UGA fans
Some of the most dedicated Georgia football fans definitely live here in Southwest Georgia. Many of them never even applied to UGA, yet act like they graduated from there.
So, what does UGA owe us? The development of a strain of ruby-throated hummingbird that finds gnats as an acceptable food source.
Think about it. The birds are small enough to appreciate a gnat for breakfast, fast enough to catch them, can hover in areas where gnats congregate and their high metabolism would cause them to eat them by the thousands. Plus, the ruby is the only one that nests in Georgia. Raising a family could put a real damper on these gnats.
Then there are those really small hummingbirds that migrate through. I