Hummingbird Facts And More About The Smallest Bird Species

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Native to the Americas, the average hummingbird weighs 5 grams - or just as heavy as a single sheet of paper. Despite their size, being a hummingbird is no small feat. As the smallest migratory birds, hummingbirds can fly non-stop for 800km, stretching about 500 miles.
Known for flying solo, they’re also one of the only animals that can migrate without company. Aside from their remarkable flying skills, what else is there to know about the world’s tiniest birds? Watch on to find out in our Hummingbird Facts video!
1:00 Hummingbirds regularly visit over 1,000 flowers per day.
1:23 Hummingbird eggs are the size of jelly beans.
1:34 Hummingbird nests are smaller than a dollar bill.
1:58 Hummingbirds don’t walk.
2:07 Hummingbirds eat a lot of nectar.
2:16 Hummingbirds have a decent lifespan.
2:24 The birds are named for the sound they make.
2:34 Hummingbirds don’t have a sense of smell.
2:51 Hummingbirds don’t mate for life.
3:01 Hummingbirds can recognize humans.
3:12 In flight, hummingbirds have an average heart rate of 1200 bpm.
3:40 Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
3:56 There are over 300 species of hummingbirds.
4:08 The broad-tailed hummingbird lives in mountainous regions.
4:25 The ruby throated hummingbirds are a solitary species.
4:50 The black-chinned hummingbird is one of the smallest species.
5:14 Rufous hummingbirds can fly over 3,000 km.
5:36 The Calliope hummingbird is the smallest bird in the U.S.
5:52 Anna's hummingbird has a long extendable tongue.
6:13 The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world.
6:40 The biggest hummingbird is the Patagona Gigas.
7:04 Hummingbirds can migrate at night or day.
7:25 Hummingbirds enter a hibernation-like state.
7:52 Some hummingbird species prefer not to migrate.
8:18 Hummingbirds can look like a dead bird while in Torpor state.
8:41 Hummingbirds will eat 25% of their daily intake after the Torpor state.
8:59 Hummingbirds are the world's smallest warm-blooded animals.
9:19 The rufous hummingbird is the longest migrating hummingbird species.
9:32 Hummingbirds are also known as the "flying jewels".
9:50 Hummingbirds can recognize flowers they have already visited.
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  • @jockellis
    @jockellis2 жыл бұрын

    Wednesday I was sweeping the floor of the machine shop where I work when someone said a dead hummingbird was on the floor. I swept it into my dust bucket. But I thought I saw some movement so I pulled it out and held it in my right hand. It blinked. I began to pull off the cobwebs that had ended its flight. First I got its eyes free then started on one that wrapped it wings. As soon as it could move its wings it shot out of my hand and flew up to the ceiling. It was an event that lasted only moments but will be with me forever.

  • @sandrajohnson9926

    @sandrajohnson9926

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sweet story.

  • @elaineandstevecorke7006

    @elaineandstevecorke7006

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for caring and picking him up..... so beautiful.

  • @staceymarcoux9946

    @staceymarcoux9946

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope you were able to obtain the hummingbirds love magic in return for saving its precious little life!! Incredible! Love this story!

  • @darlaperry1704

    @darlaperry1704

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well done!! We have 8 that show up every year!! That's in the country! In town they come n go? ❤❤

  • @virginiamoss7045

    @virginiamoss7045

    Жыл бұрын

    How did you get it off the ceiling? I have them get inside my great room vaulted ceiling where I can't reach them; all they do is keep hitting the ceiling and staying right up against it. They eventually tire and come down but where I never know; I don't have time to spend hours waiting for them to come down. I find them weeks later, dead. If they do come down while I'm watching they take off so fast I can't catch them. So all I can do is be sure to keep the outside doors closed because it's a death sentence if they get inside.

  • @ArcticFlies56
    @ArcticFlies56 Жыл бұрын

    My wife and I have been feeding Hummingbird’s for 40 years. The amount of Hummingbird’s varies from year to year. Each Hummingbird has their own personality. If we forget to put out the feeders in the beginning of the season one of the Hummingbirds will tap on the window where we are sitting to let us know they have arrived and want food.

  • @outerrealm

    @outerrealm

    Жыл бұрын

    Hummingbird’s? The hummingbird’s nest. The hummingbird’s favorite food. The hummingbird’s personality. If two hummingbirds shared a nest it would be the two hummingbirds’ nest. You were feeding hummingbirds. Not the hummingbird’s. Capiche?

  • @sev1208

    @sev1208

    Жыл бұрын

    @@outerrealm bro shut up u making ppls brains hurt

  • @LK-bz9sk

    @LK-bz9sk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@outerrealm you sound like a lovely person.

  • @barbo1106

    @barbo1106

    10 ай бұрын

    @@outerrealm I love you! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @whispergirl77

    @whispergirl77

    8 ай бұрын

    I have a female that looks in the windows where ever I am to see what's going on. I love her ❤

  • @breeze7876
    @breeze78762 жыл бұрын

    Hummingbirds are just like shooting stars. Such a pleasure to see.

  • @tonyHHH
    @tonyHHH2 жыл бұрын

    I have a repeat hummingbird who builds her nest in our tree. She gave me a gentle reminder to put out the feeder by flying by the window a couple of times.

  • @claudettedumas3776

    @claudettedumas3776

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lo

  • @douglasgriffiths3534

    @douglasgriffiths3534

    Жыл бұрын

    I have several hummingbird nests on my property, and a couple of them I can look into. They both have eggs in them. I make sure my feeders are always full. I want them to stay around. (Jan Griffiths).

  • @theresa7659
    @theresa76592 жыл бұрын

    I have a hummingbird that built her nest 🪹 on my patio right in front of my kitchen window, she laid two eggs and now they have hatched. It’s amazing to watch her and when she feeds her babies. Will be sad to see them go. I’m in love watching them ♥️♥️♥️

  • @jennifermorris833

    @jennifermorris833

    2 жыл бұрын

    I bet her eggs were tiny, how divine.

  • @theresa7659

    @theresa7659

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes they were and now they are ready to leave the nest 🪹 I was taking a picture of them both from a far and then one few off! Now I am watching the last baby . Loved watching them stretch their tiny wings ♥️♥️♥️

  • @Chris-fb8bw

    @Chris-fb8bw

    Жыл бұрын

    Sweet memories. Hopefully they will come back to nest again next season. ❤

  • @jockellis

    @jockellis

    Жыл бұрын

    Let us know what happens this year. How long between hatching and leaving?

  • @lmmillette1

    @lmmillette1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theresa7659They may be back again! They come back to the same area year after year 😊😊

  • @Sarbet888
    @Sarbet8889 ай бұрын

    Today a hummingbird feeds one foot from where I sit in my backyard; my first experience, which I will never forget.

  • @colleennewhouse5161
    @colleennewhouse51613 жыл бұрын

    I have a friend that puts out feeders every day. He said they would fly around his head in anticipation for the food. They do recognize you.

  • @FukaiKokoro

    @FukaiKokoro

    2 жыл бұрын

    Most definitely. I have a popular feeder. They even eat out of my hand when I hold the feeder. They even fly up to me and hum and make squeaky noises.

  • @willperryman4559

    @willperryman4559

    2 жыл бұрын

    I feed hummingbirds, and they will come when I make a certain sound, and hover in front of my face looking at me, and I take that as a thank you

  • @chadinmich1

    @chadinmich1

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have a feeder on a hanger off my patio. They will fly in and land on the hanger and stare at my patio door until I come out and change the water in the feeder. Recently I bought some flowers that they supposedly like and put them below the feeder and they weren’t feeding on the flowers. So I moved the feeder close to the patio door down on the cement, hoping they would go to the flowers. They just got pissed off and came at my head and went over to feeder on the ground by my door-which wasn’t where they wanted it to be lol

  • @ms.anonymousinformer242

    @ms.anonymousinformer242

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes they do. I have a bunch in my yard from putting out just 6 feeders. It was time to take them down to clean them. I brought the first one back out and one almost landed on it (while holding it by hand for them) but another one dive bombed him and they both flew off fighting. A few of them will hover over my head looking down at me when I sit under the feeders to watch them.

  • @denny4551

    @denny4551

    2 жыл бұрын

    They do that to me too! It's so cool

  • @hernandezlilis20
    @hernandezlilis203 жыл бұрын

    I’m here because I found a hummingbird nest in my back yard. The little eggs are the size of a tick-tac . I’m blessed to have this hummingbird and her new family in my back yard.

  • @virginiaevans8138

    @virginiaevans8138

    3 жыл бұрын

    I found their nest but they had already abandoned it, but the nest is really interesting.

  • @soflodoug

    @soflodoug

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@virginiaevans8138 why dont you sit on it maybe eggs will hatch.

  • @virginiaevans8138

    @virginiaevans8138

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@soflodoug Are you telling me to “sit on it” like the Fonz? There is a plethora of humming birds here, so I’m sure they’ve hatch and are blissfully sipping nectar in my garden.😁

  • @m5sunflower665

    @m5sunflower665

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow thanks for that !!! 😊

  • @mandujanojuan437

    @mandujanojuan437

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pictures please

  • @angelusa73
    @angelusa732 жыл бұрын

    LOVE THEM!! Cutest birds I saw mostly in my friends house is in Texas where she used to prepare sweet water for the to drink since she did not have flowers. Instead I had a ton of flowers in my garden so they used to come to enjoy the nectar of my many flowers: absolutely the cutest bird together with the finches that I love just as much. Nature is the best gift that God gave to us all andrespecting every single of HIS creations is what I LOVE the most. Angela Umbria Italy :)

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    angelusa73, look at bird bath

  • @darlaperry1704

    @darlaperry1704

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm in Texas n we have a place by Round Top n they r little 🐷 😊they play al day around the feeder!! In town we have a few but don't c them every day?

  • @dwbiggly6907
    @dwbiggly69073 жыл бұрын

    I was lucky to watch a tiny hummingbird build her nest here in Cozumel. She laid 2 eggs and they hatched. Beautiful birdies.

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    DW Biggly, look at bird bath

  • @huntingtonbeachsasquatch

    @huntingtonbeachsasquatch

    2 жыл бұрын

    Found the neighbors cat with something under a 8 foot tall bush in my driveway. The cat had a baby bird, no feathers at all, The cat seing me jammed, I picked up the baby, Yes I Do No Not 2 Do That But, .....It's a Baby! In the rose bushes a bird was yelling like an alarm. It was the Hummingbird Mommy. Found the little nest about 5 foot up the tree the baby was under, Put it back in the nest Hoping after the cats mouth and my hand Mommy doesn't reject it. Came back slowly 30 min. later and mommy was in her nest but now everyday I hear the mommy yelling like the alarm and when I go out, the cat is right there! I guess I did what I can but Mother Nature is going to do what it's going to do and it's not like I can set up camp in the driveway till it can fly. As posting this the mommy has called again and had to go chase the dam cat! ........Again!!🤨

  • @douglasgriffiths3534

    @douglasgriffiths3534

    Жыл бұрын

    @@huntingtonbeachsasquatch Tell your neighbors to keep their cat inside. He has no business being out anyway. Not only dangerous for the birds, but for him as well. (Jan Griffiths).

  • @GirlsRuleTheWorld2023
    @GirlsRuleTheWorld20233 жыл бұрын

    My hummingbirds are on year 6 of returning to me. I turned my back porch into a hummingbird heaven for them. I love that they feel safe coming into my home.

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    IloveMyShihTzu, look at bird bath

  • @9parasqn656

    @9parasqn656

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is so nice. I live in the UK and have never seen one. You are very privilaged and it is really nice that you care the way you do.

  • @Crazyknives

    @Crazyknives

    Жыл бұрын

    Pictures please

  • @BlackStar-yk7iz
    @BlackStar-yk7iz2 жыл бұрын

    They are so enchanting, magical and clever!

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    BlackStar, look at bird bath

  • @neonarcade3562
    @neonarcade35622 жыл бұрын

    Hummingbirds are sooooo cute and small with beautiful colours 💜💙💚💛🧡❤💜💙💚💛🧡❤💜💙💚💛🧡❤💜💙💚💛🧡❤💜💙💚💛🧡❤

  • @gloriachevez2381
    @gloriachevez23813 жыл бұрын

    I missed those birds ! I grew up in Mexico..And when you come to see something like that for a moment..!! Beautiful world where we are ..

  • @jeannettelinthicum9654
    @jeannettelinthicum96543 жыл бұрын

    So honored that a hummingbird visits my porch every day and I don't have no hummingbird feeder just flowers for me this is so enchanting 😍

  • @lotteleymoore-daigle9623

    @lotteleymoore-daigle9623

    3 жыл бұрын

    They come to my flowers as well. I enjoy watching them 😊

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Look at bird bath 🐄🦩

  • @user-up8jx3mt6j
    @user-up8jx3mt6j8 ай бұрын

    I just adore these little guys. And 'bold' isn't the word. They're truly fearless. They'll spot a bumblebee from a hundred yards off raiding their stash and chase them off, it's so funny. After becoming friends with them, they'll jump right onto your hand to drink or get a goodie. They'll sit on a dish right in front of you while you shower them, it's so adorable. I would leave the window open in my house. My house was filled with tropical plants and flowers. I kept a growing colony of fruit flies in among the plants and flowers, and boy do they gobble them up. Hummers would fly in and spend the day in that room. Their little nests are fabulous and beautiful little creations. I also had pools of fish in there so it all may have been a bit too humid for a Sonoran desert bird, but they all sure seemed to like it in there. I kinda was hoping that one of them would choose some places in there to build a nest; what a fabulous experience it'd be to watch them build those very precise little architectures. Their nectar needs to be very carefully formulated to maintain their health. The tiniest of Hummers is a bird so tiny it's really hard to believe. I mean insect size, literally. The little things will challenge anything bigger that bugs-em You'll see the little dive-bombers perch on some branch, and dart back and forth into a cloud of Mayflies, snatching up one after another. If you invite them with a feeder or something else that appeals to them you'll be treated to some of the more uncommon varieties. It looks like their beaks are just these long tube-like things, but there not. They open their beaks like any other bird, it's just that their beaks (and that long little transparent tongue) are modified to reach deep into flowers. It's so funny to see them perch right next to you and just once-in-a-while glance at you, as if you were just some tree or a fencepost. Their eggs are like little perals. Their nests are so dainty they'll use spider webbing as part of it's construction. They are truly jewels of the sky.

  • @BJETNT
    @BJETNT Жыл бұрын

    This was extremely informative! Literally everything I ever wanted to know about the bird!! Most of the things I had no idea about!! Like being able fly upsidedown. Great video!!

  • @kathleenpoole1372
    @kathleenpoole13723 жыл бұрын

    I live in the Las Vegas NV area and they are all over here. I love seeing them, a few weeks ago a tree, I think it is the smoke tree, was covered in yellow blooms and I sat in my backyard and counted 9 hummingbirds in that tree. It was amazing to watch. I was telling a neighbor across the street about it and she told me “as you were telling me that there was a hummingbird hovering not far behind you!” These are my favorite birds even more so than the desert quails that live in the area, but both are fascinating critters to watch. ❤️❤️ Thank you for all the information on them.

  • @awamazingwildanimals

    @awamazingwildanimals

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @lisab9424
    @lisab94242 жыл бұрын

    I love my hummingbirds, I usually have 20-25 a day, they love to feed in the rain!

  • @feeberizer
    @feeberizer Жыл бұрын

    I used to get chewed out if the feeder near my front door was empty when I got home from work. To be dressed down by such a tiny creature is very humbling.

  • @ORIGINALLANDEROS

    @ORIGINALLANDEROS

    Жыл бұрын

    They also recognize themselves. I just made a video of a hummingbird after he saw himself on video. The second recording he's doing more of a performance. I just uploaded it.

  • @anniehyams4477
    @anniehyams44773 жыл бұрын

    Watching the beautiful hummingbirds flying is like watching beautiful little birds ballet dancing in the air with their little wings thank you so much for sharing the beautiful video @ Facts.Net👍👍😀😀🌹🌹❤️❤️

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Annie Hyams, look at bird bath

  • @stevengordon3271
    @stevengordon32713 жыл бұрын

    Most important fact not covered is that if you do not change the sugar water in your hummingbird feeder quite often, it ferments (especially in the Arizona sun) and poisons the humming birds.

  • @robdonell9915

    @robdonell9915

    Жыл бұрын

    How often should it be replaced ?

  • @stevengordon3271

    @stevengordon3271

    Жыл бұрын

    @@robdonell9915 More often in Arizona than in Washington state. More often in the summer than in the winter. Googling "hummingbird food spoilage" will lead to some baseline information.

  • @missytarasoff2507

    @missytarasoff2507

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​@@robdonell9915 every 2-3 days but sooner if it's extremely hot

  • @sebastianrussell1011

    @sebastianrussell1011

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @moomoo3031

    @moomoo3031

    Жыл бұрын

    here in northern NM, I have 3 feeders out and have to ffill them all 2x a day! 4 quarts worth! I clean them every other feeding so mold doesnt build up. there are probably 30 birds here in the morning and seems even more n the evening. One day we were gone and came home to empty feeders and no birds. I filled the feeders and within minutes, they all came back. we have 5 kinds here, Annas, Broadtailed, Rufus, Calliope and Black chinned. One curious thing - I have a planter with gorgeous red Nasturtiums right by the feeders, but hummers dont seem to go to them?

  • @marydiscuillo142
    @marydiscuillo1423 жыл бұрын

    Some amazing information. Feeding and watching them is such a great past time.

  • @carolesisson6234

    @carolesisson6234

    2 жыл бұрын

    % h •;// q Jyv f

  • @litostakkz1879

    @litostakkz1879

    2 жыл бұрын

    I swear, talkin about calming. Helps with my anxiety

  • @kennethbreuhl2228

    @kennethbreuhl2228

    Жыл бұрын

    I have seen humming birds feed and fly. I will work toward raising them in the future.

  • @cobyutterback

    @cobyutterback

    Жыл бұрын

    Doing it now :) they are fascinating

  • @ThePrimateProfessor
    @ThePrimateProfessor Жыл бұрын

    Hummingbirds are such awesome birds. Beautiful and unique, thanks for sharing!

  • @bridgetb4204
    @bridgetb42043 жыл бұрын

    Lucky people to see and know these beautiful tiny birds.

  • @christinecallanan8389

    @christinecallanan8389

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel blessed to have them as my friends 💖

  • @agood1

    @agood1

    3 жыл бұрын

    they come to my yard every day! I love them!

  • @christinecallanan8389

    @christinecallanan8389

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@agood1 I just read a book about witchcraft. Did you know the entire monetary system is based on belief and magicky 💩? They have stolen others power and divine rights. Good thing Divine Justice is in the house⚖️ Mama's house, Mama's rules 💖

  • @deborahmitchell5289

    @deborahmitchell5289

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bridget B aren't they just like little peeks into how peaceful it must be in Heaven!?!?! God knows what He's doing 👌🙏and I love these precious little ones ❤💖💕I think of my mom 👩❤and keep 🙏 very still watching until they zoom off to another place God bless you 🙏❤and keep you safe 🙏❤ thank you for your compassion for those helpless little things 🙏❤ !!!

  • @vanessamcgee-smithkearney771
    @vanessamcgee-smithkearney7712 жыл бұрын

    These Creatures are Soo, intelligent. The Hummingbirds that come to My feeders have came to the back yard to get me when the feeders Needed replenishing. Simply marvelous!!!

  • @denny4551

    @denny4551

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is awesome! They are very smart I've noticed too. When I take the feeder in to clean it and refill it, they watch me do so from the kitchen window. They just hover and stare at me until I bring it back out!

  • @patrickdunn8918
    @patrickdunn89182 жыл бұрын

    My neighbor has feeders in her back yard, and the hummingbirds come over into my yard and feed on some of the citrus flowers and I’ve seen them flying around certain shrimp plants too. I love watching their incredible speed.

  • @brianperkins-lt1sn

    @brianperkins-lt1sn

    9 ай бұрын

    I wish there was a way to test their intelligence I have witnessed them in bold interactions revealing curiosity for the unusual

  • @pamelarobinson1379
    @pamelarobinson13792 жыл бұрын

    The feathers don't change color, it's the reflection of light that makes them look different colors.

  • @clivehamilton2132
    @clivehamilton21323 жыл бұрын

    Love those pretty birds 🐦

  • @margarethall77
    @margarethall772 жыл бұрын

    I live in Michigan and had a wire by my bay window stretching around 20 feet from my porch post deep into a pine tree where I kept about 4 - 6 feeders going - changing the 4:1 strength water/ sugar nectar every 3 days - to keep my nectar bacteria free. Well I learned "the heck with my hanging fucia". They would buzz me when ever I took the feeders down for cleaning. Sometimes they would line up 6+ on my wire. I read somewhere that there are usually 6x as many hummers feeding than you ever see at one time! Don't you just 💕😘 them!! (P.S. I use black oil seeds to feed their counterparts in the ❄️ winter 🥶!

  • @CGM52
    @CGM522 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. We are fortunate here where I live in Southern California to have these fascinating little birds.

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cindy Mills, look at bird bath

  • @suchasingh-mj8rf

    @suchasingh-mj8rf

    Жыл бұрын

    thnx

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@suchasingh-mj8rf look at bird bath

  • @christinecallanan8389
    @christinecallanan83893 жыл бұрын

    They do mate for life. I had many couples in my yard that returned every year. They also live longer than 5 years. Mine did anyway.

  • @gordonkarre6364

    @gordonkarre6364

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you are banding them and recapturing them every year to verify they are the same birds every year, then you might be right. But if you are not banding them, then there is no way you can verify it is the same birds returning every year.

  • @christinecallanan8389

    @christinecallanan8389

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gordonkarre6364 you don't spend much time in nature with the wildlife, do you? I had 2 greenhouses, multiple gardens and an orchard. My main companions were the hummingbirds and my dogs. The hummingbirds were very communicative and would let me know when their feeders were empty. A couple of them also liked to surprise me and "stalk" me. They can be little tricksters too. They are extremely territorial so I made sure to provide them with multiple feeders to avoid any conflict over food. The couples would fly around together untill their eggs were lain and hatched. Then I would see them individually feeding and flying around. They took turns watching over their children, and we're extremely dedicated parents. I knew each bird in my yard by their behavior and markings, and yes, the same couples returned to my yard year after year. This is such a hard reality for humans to face, but when animals are not stressed and abused they behave differently than how zookeepers and hunters claim they do. Not everyone is a whore😹🚬 We can't say that about most humans anymore, can we?....the ones that engage in unnatural behavior including sodomy and adultery are facing the reality that their behavior causes imbalance and leaves children without the sincere Love and care they need. Children have divine rights. So do our animal friends. If we don't respect the lives of all SINCERELY LOVING KIND-HEARTED BEINGS, we can't really expect mother nature to respect our lives, now can we?

  • @gordonkarre6364

    @gordonkarre6364

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@christinecallanan8389 I most definitely spend a lot of time in nature and the outdoors. I am also an ornithologist and spend most of my time researching and observing birds and their behaviors. I also have hummingbirds in my back yard all year long and see many species of them in Arizona. So please try not to assume anything about me and my knowledge. All I am saying, is that without scientific verifiable data, one cannot assume that same pairs return every year. In fact, hummingbirds do not mate for life. Males will breed with a female and move on and look for other females. Rufous Hummingbirds migrate 2500 miles from Mexico to Canada and Alaska. Once the females arrive after the males, then breeding males will mate and leave the females on their own for the incubation and raising of the young. Many males will start migrating back to Mexico as early as July. If you can band and recapture and release on a yearly basis and document your findings, then you will have provided scientific data.

  • @christinecallanan8389

    @christinecallanan8389

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gordonkarre6364 don't tell me what I know to be true to not be then. The worst threat to the animal "kingdom" is humans who claim they are behave like Babylonians, when they are in fact VERY loving and loyal to their mates and families. Sodomy is very rare in Nature, and not desirable at all, since it is really a perverted version of a NATURAL act, but it's the new "normal" according to the perverts in power. I don't have to ban and capture innocent brings to prove something natural that can easily be observed. I stand by my observations and know who my REAL friends are. 🤗💖 (I didn't read all of your post....it got a little too preachy and demanded I pay more attention to your credentials than the truth. Let's just agree to different experiences with our animal friends ) Have a great day😁

  • @christinecallanan8389

    @christinecallanan8389

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gordonkarre6364 maybe we should "chip" them to prove their loyalty.😹 (I'm being facetious)

  • @kittyqveen3249
    @kittyqveen32492 жыл бұрын

    They are such beautiful colorful tiny birbs :3

  • @richardjohnson5054
    @richardjohnson50543 жыл бұрын

    Humming birds are fearless.

  • @juditmorton8266
    @juditmorton82662 жыл бұрын

    They such a cute and unique little beautiful birds.❤❤❤

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Judit Morton, look at bird bath

  • @cinzxy
    @cinzxy3 жыл бұрын

    Thx for giving this fact, this fact help me doin my homework about humming birds

  • @tommcqueen2840
    @tommcqueen28402 жыл бұрын

    I have a feeder thats never empty. When they know there is always food, lots of them show up. I also run a floating solar powered hummingbird shower in the summer. They really like that.

  • @kaceywilson2164
    @kaceywilson21642 жыл бұрын

    I'm sitting on my porch now watching hummingbirds fight over the sweet water I made them💙

  • @margaretbedwell58

    @margaretbedwell58

    2 жыл бұрын

    How often do you change the water?

  • @dimplesp4046
    @dimplesp40462 жыл бұрын

    I recently put up a feeder for first time and have 1 lil guy that visits daily, I hope he brings friends. Their so fascinating to watch, I never knew they chirped also…so amazing!

  • @lilikoi27

    @lilikoi27

    2 жыл бұрын

    I also see only 1 . I hope more come.

  • @zahre_mar

    @zahre_mar

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you want more hummers in your yard - you'll need more feeders spaced apart from each other. Hummers are solitary and territorial - they don't share or make friends and families.

  • @catherinehenry2291

    @catherinehenry2291

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you have only one or two, they are very territorial, and chase each other. When there is a larger population, they become much more acomodating.

  • @richardcogbill6791

    @richardcogbill6791

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@catherinehenry2291 If you place several feeders out and keep them filled, they will learn there is a reliable supply of food that doesn't run out and find less need to compete and be territorial over what in nature is a limited food source.

  • @margarethall77

    @margarethall77

    2 жыл бұрын

    "They" say that you actually have about 6x the number of hummingbirds that you actually see!m🤔😏

  • @victorcontreras9138
    @victorcontreras91382 жыл бұрын

    What a nice video! I've always wondered about these birds and have always been fascinated by them. Thanks for this presentation.

  • @dReZbEeZ
    @dReZbEeZ3 жыл бұрын

    i did a book report on hummingbirds in grade school (1980’s) and they still amaze me

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Look at bird bath 🐕😅

  • @mikkole403
    @mikkole403 Жыл бұрын

    I just love how they fly in mid air

  • @sailboatbob3969
    @sailboatbob3969 Жыл бұрын

    wow 500 miles non-stop I can't even walk 500 feet without stopping. There should be more of these types of video's on here. knowledge is power :)

  • @elenafoleyfoley168
    @elenafoleyfoley168 Жыл бұрын

    WOW 😮 Amazing little bird's 🐦 Beautiful colours and so intelligent. Learned so many interesting things from this video Thankyou 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @bridgetb4204
    @bridgetb42043 жыл бұрын

    Because of where I live. I will never see one of these beautiful little birds. You guys who do are so lucky.🌈

  • @gloriaquezada247

    @gloriaquezada247

    3 жыл бұрын

    ebuwheuhwueihwi),eiuwo,iisis,su,we,.w.soso.is,wow,iooow,iee

  • @Spreadingwingsmine

    @Spreadingwingsmine

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel so lucky, there are literally 2 right now in the back of my house, they love hanging there for some reason

  • @busterbeagle2167

    @busterbeagle2167

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have some good slow mo footage

  • @rachelr8837

    @rachelr8837

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope u get to see one somewhere. I never thought I'd see one where I live and when I did, I gasped and almost dropped my coffee!!

  • @joycecottingham6438

    @joycecottingham6438

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bridget, they truly are beautiful to watch. Three years ago one made a nest in the Ficus tree in my little backyard. She layed 2 eggs and I had the privilege of watching her feed once they hatched. The nest itself was amazing to see so up close. I even have a Video of one of the birds when it flew away. It was a gift from God to get to watch for about three weeks the part of her journey from nest building , watching for an egg, waiting for them to hatch, feeding and sadly when the two flew away.

  • @julianbristow4793
    @julianbristow4793 Жыл бұрын

    The fact is they’re BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️❤️

  • @mariedixon4513
    @mariedixon45133 жыл бұрын

    I loved watching the video, I have few feeders,enjoy watching them daily. I cook the nectar, no food coloring, they love it. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video. 💕💕❤️❤️👍👍🙏

  • @cathyeverette3616

    @cathyeverette3616

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please tell me how you fix the nectar if you don't mind.😊

  • @mariedixon4513

    @mariedixon4513

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cathyeverette3616 Hi, I boil water, shut it off.add the sugar, stir until you see no sugar, then store leftover on fridge. 1/4. Sugar to 1 cup of water. I make eight cups of water with two cups sugar. Kool.. I clean with vinegar and water, then use a brush to clean feeders. I am joy you so much watching them. Marie. I am sorry for errors, I have to get some reading glasses. Just had surgery on eyes. 😍

  • @cathyeverette3616

    @cathyeverette3616

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I have have 3 hummingbirds but would love more. I appreciate you responding. Have a blessed day!!!

  • @mariedixon4513

    @mariedixon4513

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cathyeverette3616 You are welcome. I have four feeders out. Don’t add too much food in feeders, they need cleaning about three days, I try not to waste. I have had six -eight birds at once on feeders. Love it. Blessings to you also, good luck. I💕💕🙏🙏

  • @lailaovadia1187

    @lailaovadia1187

    3 жыл бұрын

    I made my nectar 1c. Sugar to 2 c. Water microwave container put on high for 3 minutes check it out add more till sugar dissolves. Put some in feeder sore rest in refrigerator. Very little nectar is needed since it supplies a lot more sugar for them than usual. Clean feeder every 3 days if temp. is in 60 and more often when temp is higher...miss having them . Don't be surprised if bees or other birds come to sample or visit your feeder.

  • @SteveBrownRocks2023
    @SteveBrownRocks20233 жыл бұрын

    I love watching them guard their feeder!

  • @comenowletusreason6330

    @comenowletusreason6330

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right? I have a guard hummingbird that won't let any other hummingbirds feed. Also have two living walls of morning glories on the same porch as the feeder. She has claimed her territory. She is a big bully, or rather a little bully. Lol

  • @brucek.hoffman5868
    @brucek.hoffman5868 Жыл бұрын

    they r soooo cool 2 watch... started watching all birds during pandemic... we feed a ton of different birds... learned a lot f/this vid... thank u... 😍

  • @ginafriend1690
    @ginafriend16903 жыл бұрын

    It's always the little things that count most! 🤍🧡💙❤💛💜💚

  • @sonyasandoval1477
    @sonyasandoval1477 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite birds! I just love these little guys! Fun to watch around feeders.

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh712 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this video! Watched it with my 4 1/2 year old daughter. We have several hummingbird feeders in our back yard, and take great delight in appreciating their beauty and playfulness.

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jesse Stirling, look at bird bath

  • @deona267
    @deona2672 жыл бұрын

    I love hummingbirds they always make my day brighter.

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Deona, look at bird bath

  • @whanethewhip
    @whanethewhip3 жыл бұрын

    They can also be territorial. My hummers will often chase each other away from the feeder even though I keep it full and there are plenty of feeding stations.

  • @pun1382

    @pun1382

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dood, why the hell would you have a profile Pic wearing a mask of obedience.... Let alone wearing it inside I would assume where you live, or why would anyone actually put one on ever. Sigh... The internet amongst other things have just ruined people on a large scale. Logic and reason are few and far between. But yssssssssssssssss hummingbirds are the best. You do you tho my guy. If it makes ya feel safe that is coo, just not sure i would personally ever show myself in a Pic with that muzzle on, then again I would never have one on nor be in any pictures

  • @vickysimmons2961

    @vickysimmons2961

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know I have had one hanging around that likes to chase the other hummingbirds away

  • @wildheart5086

    @wildheart5086

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pun1382 You do not have permission to insult other people's choice to protect themselves! " Live and Let Live" means just that! Mind your own business! How do you have time to insult or criticize others? Get a damn life so you are too busy to bother others!😂

  • @ms.anonymousinformer242

    @ms.anonymousinformer242

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pun1382 My thoughts too when I saw that pic.

  • @ms.anonymousinformer242

    @ms.anonymousinformer242

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wildheart5086 "protect" lol so sad people have resorted to superstitious beleifs.

  • @Emanuel-do4it
    @Emanuel-do4it Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful birds. Thank you..very interesting

  • @gilbertgonzalez4408
    @gilbertgonzalez44083 жыл бұрын

    I have a mining claim in the Stanislaus National Forest and there is always lots of shrubs, trees and plants blooming in the forest. I have on many occasions seen groups of 15 to 20 humming birds feeding on a single large flowering shrub and then moving together to the next flowering shrub. This is the only place where I have seen humming birds move about the forest in groups working and living together to feed on flowering plants.

  • @Deetruckin
    @Deetruckin2 жыл бұрын

    I’m here because my daughter got a hummingbird feeder from a teacher on her last day of school. I remember seeing one before we got the feeder but the kids hadn’t seen it. We’ve had the feeder now for about two weeks and we watch them everyday. They used to fly off when they noticed us watching but now it’s like they watch us watch them. Now we’re tryin to see where the nest is because they come and go very often and we also are tryin to determine which species of hummingbird they are.

  • @michelleregis6181
    @michelleregis61813 жыл бұрын

    These are amazing little creatures !

  • @williamsporing1500

    @williamsporing1500

    2 жыл бұрын

    ALL creatures are amazing!

  • @asmrqueen7804
    @asmrqueen78042 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful little birds. Love em

  • @SK-cm5mt
    @SK-cm5mt2 жыл бұрын

    I love Hummingbirds. I live in Oklahoma and I haven't seen a Hummingbird in 2 years

  • @nancycalderin491
    @nancycalderin4912 жыл бұрын

    Hummingbirds are beautiful! Love them!

  • @celeritasc9207
    @celeritasc92072 жыл бұрын

    At 8:12 a Hummingbird Moth was shown - not actually a hummingbird but very cool - thanks for including. 🙂

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Celeritas C, look at bird bath

  • @naturalworld2023
    @naturalworld20232 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful 😍

  • @catherinehenry2291
    @catherinehenry22912 жыл бұрын

    If I forget to refill their feeder, my humming birds let me know how annoyed they are with me (flying around my face and giving a stern lecture with their tiny, squeaky voice.) Do I spoil them too much?

  • @mikesahle1193
    @mikesahle11933 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for beautiful magical video thumbs up for all loved hummingbird

  • @mariafalvey6950
    @mariafalvey6950 Жыл бұрын

    I always new that hummingbirds were the best, but now I know they're the coolest birds ever!!!

  • @ayrmiller8479
    @ayrmiller8479 Жыл бұрын

    These little miracles are delightful, always enjoy filming them!

  • @createyourgardenoasis1381
    @createyourgardenoasis13813 жыл бұрын

    Always good to know their habits.Thanks!!

  • @mahoganyx9197
    @mahoganyx91972 жыл бұрын

    This video was great lots I didn't know about. I love seeing these Beautiful birds they brighten up my day. I'm blessed and happy to have them around me I'm learning from them.😊

  • @michelelovesfreedom
    @michelelovesfreedom2 жыл бұрын

    I always feel like they say thank you by getting very close after giving them new sugar water.

  • @widowswatch6610
    @widowswatch6610 Жыл бұрын

    I never ignore nature. It is too beautiful….!!!!!!

  • @RG-wy1ol
    @RG-wy1ol Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed this video 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @user-ry5kh7nv9y
    @user-ry5kh7nv9y10 ай бұрын

    Hummingbirds are such awesome birds. Beautiful and unique, thanks for sharing!. Hummingbirds are just like shooting stars. Such a pleasure to see..

  • @UncoverInformation
    @UncoverInformation Жыл бұрын

    Great Video about humming birds

  • @kalahkirby5422
    @kalahkirby5422Ай бұрын

    Such beautiful birds.

  • @dorenelynnbowser
    @dorenelynnbowser9 ай бұрын

    I love hummingbirds.

  • @peterhickox9137
    @peterhickox9137 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating hummingbirds with intelligent flying backwards, upside down , hover, deceptive colors and migrate many miles. 👀♥️💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @ellenberg7961
    @ellenberg79612 жыл бұрын

    Very beautiful birds. I love hummingbirds. I don´t always feel like a happy hummingbird. I think it is luck to see a real hummingbird or hummingbirds.

  • @ellenberg7961

    @ellenberg7961

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am so lucky that my ex boyfriend always called me a hummingbird. So I feel that I am that person. I have my real name and will not change it as other false people do.

  • @jerrylisby3440

    @jerrylisby3440

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ellenberg7961 well maybe you can be a hummingberg.

  • @maryhickel1477
    @maryhickel14772 жыл бұрын

    Seen two already today,good video.Very informative of all the different colors and sizes.

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mary Hickel, look at bird bath

  • @jeanremy5036
    @jeanremy50362 жыл бұрын

    Ce sont des oiseaux 🦅 mouches et des libellules très mignonnes 🥰 et si délicate! They are very pretty and small in size but beautiful to watch 🥰

  • @maryusa8526
    @maryusa85268 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this most interesting video 😊

  • @Ratboycure
    @Ratboycure Жыл бұрын

    Humming birds are my favorite just incredible

  • @prweller
    @prweller2 жыл бұрын

    I put my feeder out in the spring. I didn’t see many hummingbird this summer, until about 1 week ago. I noticed one sitting on my tomato cage on my back porch. Now I see him !?! almost every day. At first I thought he must be sick cause I never saw them just sitting. But I realize he must be fine but just likes it there as his perch. I welcome him each day and since then also have seen another one. Sometimes they seem to fight over the feeder. I’ll be sorry to see him leave soon as it starts to get to cool for him! ❤️

  • @PatGoltz
    @PatGoltz3 жыл бұрын

    Correction to video. You said there are 8 species in North America Actually, there are 18 species just in the United States. 16 of them visit Arizona, and the other two visit southern Texas, along with some of the Arizona species. I have personally photographed 15 species in Arizona. The videography of this video is superb, and really shows off the beauty of these birds. Thank you for sharing!

  • @PatGoltz

    @PatGoltz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Katherine Guthrie You're welcome!

  • @awamazingwildanimals

    @awamazingwildanimals

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @cparkinson6192
    @cparkinson61923 жыл бұрын

    We also have Allen's hummingbirds here in San Diego County. We used to have more Anna's hummingbirds, but now Allen's are dominant in our area.

  • @katherineguthrie6795
    @katherineguthrie6795 Жыл бұрын

    I have seen all kinds of hummingbirds were I live here in Southern Arizona.

  • @TheRm65
    @TheRm653 жыл бұрын

    Little known fact: Hummingbirds actually DO know the words!

  • @CH-oe5ei

    @CH-oe5ei

    2 жыл бұрын

    True. I yelled at my territorial one in my language and English, and he has been avoiding me like plague. He used to hang and let me come up close to take his pictures.

  • @freddieivory625
    @freddieivory6252 жыл бұрын

    Great info about these amazing beautiful creatures. A testament to their creature.

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Freddie Ivory, look at bird bath

  • @tomcusack884
    @tomcusack8842 жыл бұрын

    I have a hummingbird feeder outside the window in my library where I can see it when I'm on the computer. If I let the feeder get empty, they fly from their nest in my Cape Myrtle tree, get right in my face, and let me know, 'Hey dummy, the hummingbird feeder needs nectar.' Smart birds.

  • @irenemarlor9226
    @irenemarlor92262 жыл бұрын

    Some are tiny yet have amazing flight skills . So cute! South Australia

  • @bethanndubey6989
    @bethanndubey69892 жыл бұрын

    Very Beautiful 💖😊God makes beautiful birds 💖😊😍

  • @laurabartoletti6412
    @laurabartoletti6412 Жыл бұрын

    Am amazing bird, & interesting facts!! 🌷🍀

  • @juditmorton8266
    @juditmorton82662 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful. Thank you.❤

  • @lunainezdelamancha3368
    @lunainezdelamancha336811 ай бұрын

    It looks like a fairy! 🥰❤️

  • @widowswatch6610
    @widowswatch6610 Жыл бұрын

    Gods beautiful creation. Amazing!

  • @gordonkarre6364
    @gordonkarre63643 жыл бұрын

    Contrary to what is mentioned in the video, which states 8 species are found in North America, as many as 15 species can be found in the United States alone, many of those are found in Arizona and Texas. Central America is part of North America, and there are many more species of hummingbirds found in Central America which adds to higher numbers of species.

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gordon Karre, look at bird bath

  • @playlistforbabe1234
    @playlistforbabe12349 ай бұрын

    They are so beautifully amazing! Truly God's creation.

  • @kittyqveen3249
    @kittyqveen32492 жыл бұрын

    It’s so fascinating to see them fly in slow-mow! :D

  • @BirdBath1

    @BirdBath1

    2 жыл бұрын

    KittyQveen, look at bird bath

  • @shrimpymuscles8413
    @shrimpymuscles84132 жыл бұрын

    I used to grow okra. The hummingbirds loved the flowers.

  • @widowswatch6610
    @widowswatch6610 Жыл бұрын

    We love them and have put up many feeders and let me tell you they are humming all over our yard. They make a deep swoop sound. Over our heads. And can be very friendly and land on your hand. 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

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