Hummingbirds
are brightly coloured, a few inches long, tiny group of birds with some of the
species endangered. The eggs of these minute creatures too are minute, even
smaller than a jelly bean.
Follow
the tips below to spot the hummingbirds around you.
“Hummingbird
eggs are too small and easy to overlook, they are about the size of jelly
beans! Please be careful about these hummingbird bird houses when trimming the
shrubs and the trees in your garden.”
Out of
all, 10% of these hummingbirds are listed under the tag “critically
endangered”. The species that come under this tag have a chance of 50/50 to be
extinct within the upcoming 10 years.
Therefore,
a vigilant eye during pruning is very much needed to help the survival of these
innocent creatures.
A
hummingbird nest is often built on branches with a downward slant, hanging in
open space or over running water according to the The Hummingbird Project.
The
hummingbird nesting materials are delicate items such as lichens, plant
materials and spider webs. Lichens are extremely helpful for the camouflaging of
the hanging hummingbird nest.
Let me
now present you some interesting facts about this innocent but surprising bird
group.
Have you ever seen the hummingbirds
flapping their wings? Impossible! It’s impossible to witness clearly since they
flap their wings at a rate of 50-80 beats per one second.
In case
if you have witnessed the wings flapping, it’s only due to the slowing down of
a video or only when a hummingbird is landing.
They have a very high rate of metabolism
and the fun fact is that their weight drastically changes over the day due to
the high rate of burning energy.
Due to
the increased efficiency and functioning of their bodies, these hummingbirds
consume half to 8 times of their weight in sugar daily, which means they feed 5-8 times per hour!
Here
comes another surprise! Have you ever thought about the heart rate of these
tiny birds? Their hearts can beat more than 1200 times per minute whereas the
human heart beats only about 80 times per minute. This fact suggests that the
hummingbird’s heart beats 20 times for every one beat of the human heart. Omg!
This makes me go crazy!
Now, how
do you feel about these minute creatures? For me, it seems like their work and
the functioning is not that small as their size! Leave your idea as a comment
below and make sure to share this amazing piece of article with your loved ones
if you’ve enjoyed it. Happy trails until we meet again!
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