The hummingbird is an endangered species of bird. They are very small, only a few inches long. Their eggs are much smaller than jelly beans. Below are some pictures of hummingbird nests that you may enjoy.
Before cutting trees and bushes in the forest, we must remember to carefully check for nests, because keeping an eye on nests is essential for their survival.
According to The Hummingbird Project, the birds typically build their nests on down-sloping branches and are often found in flowing water or on overhanging branches in open spaces.
These birds build their nests out of cobwebs, lichens and plant material, as they are extremely delicate. Lichens also do a good job of covering their nests.
Hummingbirds usually beat their wings at 50-80 beats per second. Words can’t explain why this flapping of their wings is visible to the human eye. We never see hummingbirds flapping their wings except in slow-motion video or during landing while in flight.
The heart of these birds beats more than 1200 times per minute. If you compare that to the average human whose heart beats about 80 times a minute, that means that for every time our heart beats once, the hummingbird’s heart beats 20 times.
As fast as they flap their wings, their metabolic process also accelerates. Their weight changes throughout the day as well as how they consume their energy. For this reason, they eat half to 8 times their body weight daily.
The average hummingbird eats 5-8 times an hour. Most of the time it consumes food in a day.
34 hummingbird species (10%) are listed as “critically endangered,” meaning they have a 50/50 chance of extinction within the next ten years.
