In this video you will discover why the hummingbird’s talent for fight is so very important. You will also discover information about the coordination of the hummingbird and why the hummingbird’s ability to hover is so vitally important. Much more was well,so sit back and enjoy the video as you discover a wide variety of information about hummingbirds.
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Why Hummingbird Flight is Unique
For as long as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by hummingbirds and throughout my life I have so many fond memories of watching the hummingbirds with my family, particularly my mom, while sitting on the back porch of my parents’ home. The hummingbird’s unique aerial displays and amazing flight maneuvers have always captivated my attention, and so writing this post brings to mind many found memories of observing these things with my mom. Once I began my journey to discover as much knowledge about hummingbirds as possible, I wanted to know as much as possible about the unique nature of hummingbird flight. This post will provide you some insight into what makes the flight of hummingbirds so unique and therefore fascinating.
The hummingbird is the only species bird which possesses the ability to fly forwards, backwards, up, down, sideways, or sit in sheer space. A hummingbird has the ability to sit in sheer space because of its unique ability to rotate its wings in a full circle, which is something that no other species of bird can do. A hummingbird’s wings will beat 22-78 times per second while the bird is in flight.
The hummingbird also possesses the ability to flight backwards. The hummingbird is able to do so by spreading their tail and then doing a backwards somersault. The pectoral or flight muscles account for a whopping 1/4 of the hummingbird’s its total body weight. By comparison a human’s pectoral muscles account for 5 percent of our total body weight.
Another thing that absolutely fascinates me about the nature of hummingbird flight is the hummingbird’s ability to hover. Whenever hovering, the hummingbird will move their wings forward and backwards in a repeated figure eight. Hummingbirds are known for their ability to hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 15–80 times per second (depending on the species). Capable of sustained hovering, hummingbirds also have the ability to fly backward, being the only group of birds able to do so.
If you should ever witness a hummingbird fly upside down for a short distance do not be surprised because the hummingbird has the ability to do so. This maneuver is known as a trick rollover and hummingbirds will use it whenever they are trying to evade being attacked by another bird.
As you can see, the flight ability of the hummingbird is also unique in a number of ways which helps to make this subject quite fascinating. I hope that you too will also have a greater appreciation for the unique nature of hummingbird flight.
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How Much Sugar is In Nectar?
While I have always known that the hummingbird is highly intelligent, I recently found out something concerning the intelligence of the hummingbird which came as a great surprise to me and it may surprise you also.
Believe it or not, hummingbirds actually possess the ability the ability to know how much sugar is in nectar. The hummingbird will reject nectar that contains less then 10% sugar. A hummingbird prefers the sugar content to be about 25%. This is one reason that hummingbirds enjoy homemade nectar solution, because it is very close to the nectar concentration of many flowers which attract hummingbirds.
This post is one which I know my mom would have enjoyed because it combines her love of hummingbirds with discovering unusual facts or information. I hope all of you who read this will also enjoy it.
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
This informative video will help you discover many facts about the Black-chinned Hummingbird. You will discover information about the migration of this species, what other species of hummingbird the Black-chinned Hummingbird is similar to and so much more.
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Why Band Hummingbirds?
Have you ever wondered how researchers are able to gather needed information about hummingbirds? Well, if so then this post is just what you have been searching for. In this post you will discover what information is gathered through hummingbird banding efforts.
The use of a small metal band on the hummingbird’s leg helps tell researchers about the population sizes and geographical location of migrating hummingbirds. The various hummingbird species are identified, aged and the sex of the bird will be identified. The information collected will give researchers necessary information needed about the level breeding activity, where migration stops occur along the way and patterns of species occurrence and their abundance.
So as you can see from this post, hummingbird banding efforts provide researchers with much very valuable information. Without this information researchers would have a far more difficult time trying to study these birds and thus try and help ensure the hummingbird’s survival.