Anna's Hummingbirds: Characteristics, Habitat, Metabolism, Mating, Reproduction, Nesting, Chicks
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Anna's hummingbirds are some of the most amazing hummingbirds. They live in North America and do not migrate south for the winter. They breed not only in sunny California and warm Arizona but also in Washington state and Vancouver, Canada. And they visit Alaska for the winter.
Anna's hummingbirds seem like flying jewels of iridescent reddish-pink crown and throat in the male and throat in the female. The male is the only North American hummingbird with a radiant reddish-pink crown. The female is distinguished from other female hummingbirds in North America by the purplish-pink color on the throat, though this is not always the case with Anna's females.
Hummingbirds have unique metabolism and bone and muscle structures. They have a fantastic wing beat rate, heart rate, respiration rate, and resting metabolic rate.
Anna's male breaks the record for fastest bird relative to size.
Enjoy this video while you learn about Anna's hummingbirds: colors, size, song and calls, diet, metabolism, courtship, and nesting.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:12 Distinctive Features of Male, Female, and Juvenile
1:51 Habitat and Geographic Locations
3:00 Diet
3:29 Designed for Success: Special Anatomy
4:52 Torpor: How It Conserves Energy in Cold Nights
5:21 Courtship Facts: It Breaks the Record for Fastest Bird During Courtship
6:10 Nesting Facts: Building the Nest, Incubation, Brooding, and Feeding the Chicks
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I’ve been feeding Anna’s here going on four years. They stay all year in northern Sacramento valley. A couple of years ago I witnessed mating behavior and captured it on video. The male was bobbing and weaving a few feet from the female both perched on a fence. Can’t wait for more babies to come to the feeders with Mom.
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Amazing!!! I hope you see the babies coming to your feeders. Thank you for watching this channel.
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Nice that you were able to video the mating behavior! Have you seen more babies coming to your feeder?
Cute! I rescued one (I called her my daughter) before and had a great time bonding with her. She was doing well. Unfortunately, I took her to Wildlife Rescue and they killed her. Now I have grandchildren (hummingbirds) outside my window. When I see hummingbird videos like this, I always remember my sweet daughter.
I live in a big city, but they have been coming to my balcony to visit the 3 feeders there ever since they apparently found the gladiolus we planted. Ours are all orange colored in light, and we have a male bully who guards the feeders in late afternoon or evenings, or all day during rain or heavy overcast. I was surprised that they come as high as we are (we're on the 10th floor).
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It is probably the Rufous hummingbird, which fights other hummingbirds to protect its territory.
Thankyou for this beautiful video. I'm blessed with many coming to my feeder and they continue to amaze me.
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They are beautiful birds with amazing colors and characteristics, a delight to see. How great that you can see them in your own backyard. I am glad that you are enjoying this video. Blessings!
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Which kind do you see at your feeeder?