This is most comprehensive video and narration about this species. Thank you for posting

@NaturesInvitation

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very humbling to read your comment. It was a challenging 8 month project so it's encouraging to have your feedback.

@mlss1229

11 ай бұрын

@@NaturesInvitation indeed,a 10 out of 10! And as I sit here with literally a “bird’s eye view” from my large bedroom window marveling at the male Anna’s, rufous and Allen’s fighting and chasing each other for feeder rights, daily and also looking at the females sneaking in at intervals to feed… watching this superb documentary just put the icing on the cake in understanding their biological anatomy and behavior

@NaturesInvitation

11 ай бұрын

@@mlss1229 Thank you again. Am somewhat envious of you as there are no hummingbirds in New Zealand where I live but on the other hand, it's very cool indeed hearing stories like yours of watching these jewels of the sky.

@NaturesInvitation

10 ай бұрын

I often go back through comments to see if there's any I haven't replied to as well as to see if there's somethings I can learn from. I was reading your comment about "understanding their biological anatomy and behaviour and thought you might enjoy the following slow motion video which is packed with a lot of amazing facts about the hummer... at the end of this video, believe it or not, there's another with more amazing facts. Enjoy :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmF_lNarn8XMedY.html

Once, in 1980, a hummingbird made a nest 10 feet from my apartment window. That is a wonderful memory.

@nicosonoro

Жыл бұрын

Lovely memory!

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Would love to see these Anna's hummingbirds live but there are none in New Zealand where I live. But still, there's videos like that that can bring them a little closer.

@edwardlulofs444

Жыл бұрын

@@NaturesInvitation True, but New Zealand has it's own wonderful unique plants and animals.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

It does. So what state or city did that hummingbird make it's nest in near your apartment?

@jennyholding228

Жыл бұрын

So envious!

Very well done video of the Anna's hummingbird. What an amazing design God has created.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and totally agree on the design. The Annas hummingbird holds so many world records it's incredible. I discovered so many amazing things like for starters, how to identify male vs female.

@neilriley9189

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Excellent videos and commentary.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Really appreciate your feedback. Creating this video about the Anna's hummingbird in my spare time over about 8 months was a mission but so worth it to be able to share this little hummer with the world.

13:17 wonderful documentary about these amazing birds. They can keep you amazed for hours.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It was absolutely fascinating researching these little hummers. I made 6 hummingbird videos now as I keep discovering more amazing facts. They have so many unique features. Sadly there are none in New Zealand where I live.

Amazing photography

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out Kevin. No hummers here in NZ as you know so it was great to find some good sources that helped to make this video.

Have loved discovering so many incredible facts about the Anna's hummingbird including listening to the sound of their wings and their very unique songs. Simply amazing!

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Hummingbird sounds are indeed incredible. Like there wings which are an engineering masterpiece.

@Joe881

Жыл бұрын

I've heard that mating song before. Now I know what's making it.

@neilriley9189

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

WOW! So you've actually heard that scratchy mating song of the Anna's hummingbird. I noticed that the Ruby throated hummingbird is a popular hummingbird in Ohio and that it flies over 500 miles non-stop over the Gulf of Mexico. That's crazy. There's actually a short video clip of the Ruby in this latest hummingbird video. Must have been thinking of you LOL.

@efumbivicent5750

Жыл бұрын

Surely. I too liked watching it and getting to learn a lot about this unique bird.

Beautiful birds

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

They are indeed. I love the sound of their wings and how they can brake mid air and instantly reverse.

Anna's Hummingbird is an a mazing bird. I liked it's unique building skills. To God be the glory for creating all these beautiful and wonderful things we see.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

How hummingbirds, an bird, builds it's next without hands but just it's beak has always fascinated me. They have such strong and flexible necks.

Absolutely beautiful

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. So pleased you enjoyed it. Have you ever seen hummingbirds live and up close?

Awesome birds the Annas Hummingbird and God's handiwork.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

What a pity we don't have hummingbirds in New Zealand. Just to hear the sound of their wings!

Hummingbird heaven. Love the closeups.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Check out the other hummingbird videos which also have tons of amazing facts about these jewels of the sky.

An amazing creature pointing to an even more amazing Creator. Lots of interesting facts packed into this informative video!

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and yes, a beautiful jewel of the sky created and not an accident of random atoms bumping around together.

I love hummingbird and Anna's are so special to me. I had the joy of rescuing and nursing an injured Anna's. She's not here anymore but this video reminds me of my little girl who I miss so much.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing this. There are no hummingbirds where I live and it would be amazing to watch them in real life. I still can't get my head around the fact that the smallest of the hummingbirds, the Bee hummingbird, is only about 2 inches long!

@flightydancer

Жыл бұрын

@@NaturesInvitation I would love to see a real Bee Hummingbird, but you can only find them in Cuba. You do great videos, thanks for helping us learn about nature.

@NaturesInvitation

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. I might have to start researching the bee hummingbird. In the meantime, you might enjoy this latest video of the famous French Camargue horses running through water in Ultra slow motion. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGqsrbatdsS0l8o.html

Great facts, starting with the history of "gorget" right through to being named after the Duchess. Anna's husband, the ornithologist from France, must have sailed over to the new world to have collected his specimen of hummingbird, that's somewhat cool too.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

You never know what you're going to discover when you start to research a new topic and the Anna's was no exception.

Wonderful video! Love all birds, especially hummingbirds and the Anna's hummingbird as my late great mother's name was Anna!

@NaturesInvitation

Ай бұрын

Thank you. Always wonderful to hear personel stories like these and to know of another Anna.

They are truly fascinating to watch! I have special flowers in my garden, just for them! ❤

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful privilege

An Anna’s hummingbird made its nest right outside my window and I’ve been documenting and enjoying nature unfold in my eyes. Seeing the nest grow little by little every day. To seeing eggs inside. Seeing the little puff balls grow. It’s so beautiful to witness. The babies haven’t left the nest yet. I’m expecting them to be ready to fly soon considering when it’s windy I’ve seen them practice. Thank you for this informational video

@NaturesInvitation

Ай бұрын

Pleased you enjoyed the video. Loved reading your Anna's hummingbird story but somewhat envious as no hummingbirds at all in New Zealand where I live. What a thrill though to see nesting right through to hatching. I need to ask, have you ever seen a male hummingbird diving?

@Hummingbirdbabies

Ай бұрын

@@NaturesInvitation That’s a shame that there isn’t any humming birds in New Zealand. I was initially going to make a video and post it but I thought why not just live stream it!? Nooo I have not seen a male humming bird dive. But I have seen the female fighting off another hummingbird when it got to close to the nest. It was really intense. I’ll comment again when I have the stream set up if you are interested 😁

@Hummingbirdbabies

Ай бұрын

I am live right now if you'd like to see the babie hummingbirds!

Great content, the Anna's have settled year round here in Tacoma. Some areas like the UK don't have these magnificent birds and that's a great shame. Nothing cuter than seeing them flap around in their shallow bird bath, hope more people can get one going as they need these to keep clean and thrive.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I knew virtually nothing about hummingbirds till I started to research. No hummers in New Zealand where I live but a lot of fun putting these videos together. You might enjoy poki g around this KZread channel and Checking out the other Hummingbird videos :)

Wow. This was really interesting. We have hummingbirds here in Texas but didn't know all that you shared. Didnt know they use spider webs. Scary because some get trapped in spider webs.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Yes the spider webs can be a two way thing. Male hummingbirds can also get trapped if they skewer a large insect on one of their mating dives.Their beaks are too weak to open when there's a bee for example on them. It's rare but does happen. Such a fascinating bird. Nice you can enjoy them in Texas.

@LearnTypingToday

Жыл бұрын

It must be very special to see these tiny birds up close.

Anna's hummingbird is possibly the only hummingbird to be named after a princess (video has the full story)... and even got to sit in the box seat for the male hummingbirds death defying high dive. 😱

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

The male Anna's Hummingbird is known for it's showy high dives but not for its construction work like building a nest.

Hummingbird feathers are so pretty!

@NaturesInvitation

9 ай бұрын

The way the colour comes from the iridescent nature of the feathers and not pigment, is incredible. And they have more feathers on their bodies for their body size than any other bird. All part of God's amazing design.

The most BEAUTIFUL Anna's hummingbird baby ever1 Wow1

@NaturesInvitation

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your encouraging comment Anne. They sure are amazing little creatures. No hummingbirds in New Zealand where I live but was nevertheless a great experience researching on this topic.

Piękne ptaszki w Europie nie występują ale w Polsce jest motyl bardzo podobny do kolibra nazywa się " fruczak gołąbek " nazywamy go polskim kolibrem, dziękuję za film 👍🐦

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

TRANSLATION: "Beautiful birds in Europe do not occur but in Poland there is a butterfly very similar to a hummingbird called "fruczak gołąbek" [butterfly moth] we call it a Polish hummingbird, thank you for the film" MY REPLY: Thank you for sharing this insight. Just like in Poland, there are no Anna's hummingbirds where I live in New Zealand where I live. In fact, no hummingbirds at all. We have a flightless bird though called a "Kiwi". MY REPLY TRANSLATED: Dziękujemy za podzielenie się tym spostrzeżeniem. Podobnie jak w Polsce, nie ma kolibrów Anny tam, gdzie mieszkam w Nowej Zelandii, gdzie mieszkam. W rzeczywistości żadnych kolibrów. Mamy jednak nielotnego ptaka zwanego "Kiwi".

Very informative. Love this bird. Very professional job on your video project.

@NaturesInvitation

5 ай бұрын

Many months working on this video so appreciate your kind words. You might enjoy this one of hummingbirds in slow motion kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmF_lNarn8XMedY.html

I so enjoy learning all I can about these fascinating, beautiful little Gems! :)

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Pleased you enjoyed this. Took a long time to research and compile the video but it was, as you say, so fascinating about these little creatures. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment :)

@jessiearies1912

Жыл бұрын

@@NaturesInvitation Thank you for creating such an informative & enjoyable vid. :)

@NaturesInvitation

11 ай бұрын

@@jessiearies1912 You're welcome. Do you live in a place where hummingbirds live. There's none here in New Zealand but who knows, I may get to travel to hummingbird land one day.

@jessiearies1912

11 ай бұрын

@@NaturesInvitation I'm on the west coast of Canada, BC. I have Rufous Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds that visit my flowers on my balcony :)

@NaturesInvitation

11 ай бұрын

@@jessiearies1912 Oh WOW! That's amazing. Very cool. Do you have hummingbirds that stay over winter. I was curious about winter survival of hummingbirds and ended putting a separate video together on this kzread.info/dash/bejne/gYqNt6yzmKm5Y84.html

omg... the dive is something to see... i have seen it in my garden... it is startling and the sound he makes is also stunning. i was completely awed and shocked by his amazing prowess. i have many of them here in n. idaho in my orchard. i have piles of wood chips that provide plenty of bugs. i have planted many flowers they like and have multiple feeders hanging around. this was an excellent video with great information.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you for sharing this. What a great experience. No hummingbirds in NZ where I live so quite envious.

@AlsanPine

Жыл бұрын

@@NaturesInvitation oh but you have so much other beauties in NZ that we do not have. visited once on the way to my cousins in Australia. you live in what i called, heaven 🙂

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

@@AlsanPine Ah, the Aussies. Our cuzzies from across the ditch! Have some friends there too. And yes, NZ has some wonders. One thing I hope to do sometime is watch these beauties that swim along our coastline. They are the complete opposite of the hummer and magnificent creatures. A real spectacle to watch, especially in slow motion. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIKYw7xwmra1krQ.html

@AlsanPine

Жыл бұрын

@@NaturesInvitation oh that will be life changing... i went in the water with whales off the west coast of us close to where i live... it was amazing and life changing. i love nature and adore all animals. i hope you get to go on your exploration of the coastline. cheers 🙂

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

@@AlsanPine WOW. Swimming with giants! Love it. Hopefully a similar day will come and I'll have a good camera with me and not have to rely on buying footage online for my videos. That would be very cool indeed.

I love your channels

This was a most delightful video & appreciated the original of Anna's hummingbird. As a note their is a special forces unit in France named after Eugenia. 13:17

@NaturesInvitation

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback and WOW!... A special Forces unite in France named after Eugenia. I was fascinated by the story of the naming of the Anna's hummingbird and amazing to have this extra little bit of history added here too. Thank you.

So beautiful, and wonderfully informative! My cat was fascinated too lol but don't worry - that's as close as I'll ever let her get to them. I think that's especially sweet how the babies feel the wind from their mothers' wings *-* Thank you for this fantastic video. Liked and subscribed

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. And thank you for you great feedback, encouragement and sub. Have you seen our other Hummingbird videos?

Well done

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Most of us will never get the chance to see hummingbirds and many of the other amazing animals around the world. Thankfully, a short video like this can bring us all a little closer to nature.

Very interesting

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. You'll know what it's like with research. I found so much information researching on the Anna's hummingbird that I couldn't include it all. They are certainly attention getting little creatures... jewels of the sky as they've been called.

Beautiful videos

@NaturesInvitation

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Stephanie for taking share this encouraging comment. It's a challenge to grow a nature channel so much appreciated

👍👍🇺🇸 excellent!

@NaturesInvitation

11 ай бұрын

Excellent of you to say so. Approximately 8 months to put this mini documentary together but was very satisfying in the end. So glad you enjoyed it.

Sky divers with their fancy suits have got nothing on the male Anna's hummingbird with its courtship dives. They would never survive. But the little hummer just zips back up and does it again!

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

A sky jet pilot would black out, never mind diving at this speed outside of the plane!

What stunning beauty and design. Hard to deny there must be a designer. If you look at the dress shown on the image representing Anna Massenna at the end, you know that it didn't create itself when a whole lot of material fell off a shelf. Someone made it. How much more so when it comes to the incredible design of the hummingbird.

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

The hummingbird world is a magical world.

Absolutely amazing

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I think I could watch hummingbirds for hours especially if it was live... though maybe if they slowed down a bit it would be easier. Can't believe they eat so much.

Would love to see one in real life!

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Me too but no hummingbirds where I live in New Zealand. They are mostly on the est coast of Canada, America, Mexico.

I love your channel

@NaturesInvitation

8 ай бұрын

Than you. Really appreciate you taking the time to offer these encouraging words.

Lindas imagens 🥀🐦🌿

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. So pleased you enjoyed the "beautiful images" in this little video on the Anna's hummingbird.

Amazing video :)

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😀It was about 8 months in the making but so rewarding with all the discoveries made. Pleased you enjoyed it.

I live in Victoria Canada and enjoy these marvellous little creatures year round. I believe we’re one of the very few places in North America where they stay for the winter.❤️👍🏾

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right. The Anna's hummingbird is not typically known to migrate but makes use of torpor to help it survive the colder months. Have you seen our video on hummingbirds and torpor?

@Dan-nt2yb

Жыл бұрын

@@NaturesInvitation …yes indeed. Great stuff.👍🏾👍🏾

@annettefreisinger2191

10 ай бұрын

I also live in Victoria, B.C, Canada, and we leave the feeders out all year round.

Excellent, very interesting and beautifully filmed. Just one criticism: why that infuriating non-music going on and on and on?

@NaturesInvitation

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the encouraging comments on the filming and your honest comments too about the music. With so many different tastes re background music it's always a challenge knowing what type, volume, etc or should I have it at all. Funny is that I can't concentrate making videos if there are birds singing outside! Thanks again for leaving a comment. Have a great day.

So happy for this! And Thank You! Question is there any location hummingbirds stay year round?

@NaturesInvitation

11 ай бұрын

Yes there are some hummingbirds that do not migrate. I was fascinated about this and put a second video together to explore this topic. Enjoy :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/gYqNt6yzmKm5Y84.html

Can you please tell me how to make the sweet water for my humming bird feeder, please. Poor gut comes everyday, but I don't have it up. 😮😢

@NaturesInvitation

11 ай бұрын

That's a great question. I did a little research on this and discovered that you just to mix in 1 part of normal white sugar with 4 parts of boiled water (eg. a cup of sugar with four cups of water). Things to avoid are brown sugar, honey, food coloring, artificial sugar.

@donnafernandez8735

10 ай бұрын

Do hummingbirds, leave Illinois for the winter

@NaturesInvitation

10 ай бұрын

@@donnafernandez8735 That's a good question. This link may help bring some answers www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/when-do-hummingbirds-leave-illinois-heres-when-to-expect-peak-migration/3220640/

I am a avid hummingbird fan of many yrs

@NaturesInvitation

10 ай бұрын

I will probably never see them live but like you, have become a fan of the hummer. I don't think any other bird has a many world records as the hummingbird and Anna's hummingbird had it's own unique features and skills too.

I discovered recently that the Hummigbird has the biggest pecs (chest muscles) per percentage of body size than any other creature in the world. So if they could do pushups they'd be the world recorg holders,

@NaturesInvitation

Жыл бұрын

That's funny and awesome at the same time.