You see, when the light hits the atom, the atom will only absorb it if it can use it to bump an electron up an electron shell. An oxygen atom with two electrons in the innermost shell and six in the second shell. An oxygen atom, for example, has eight electrons, but these fit into two different electron shells.
The Original Hummingbird Cake Recipe. Originally submitted by Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, North Carolina in our February 1978 issue, this Hummingbird Cake recipe is known to have won numerous blue ribbons at county fairs. 1  View the Original 1978 Hummingbird Cake Recipe.
STAR-LEDGER FILE PHOTO The ruby-throat is the only hummingbird commonly found east of the Mississippi. Note the yellow grid over the nectar port -- it's a bee guard to prevent bees from feeding. Just yesterday, I spotted the first hummingbird of the season at the nectar feeder hung under the eaves of my back porch.I was beginning to wonder where the little guys were.Generally, I fill and hang a feeder around April 30 and quite promptly have visitors.ust yesterday, I spotted the first hummingbird of the season at the nectar feeder hung under the eaves of my back porch. I was beginning to wonder where the little guys were.