Bird-watchers, take note.
Have hummingbirds visited your feeders this season?
Hummingbirds migrate.
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This is a major feat for these little birds.
Nectar, which is a predominantfood source, gives these winged wonders their energy.
This prepares hummingbirds to endure the long Gulf flight and the physical strain it entails.
Hummingbirds are thirsty.
How do they nourish themselves?
Hummingbirds can fly backwards.
Hummingbirds are the only species of bird that is able to fly backwards.
They do so regularly, andresearch has foundthat hummingbirds' “backward flight is efficient.”
Hovering is the birds' third mode of movement.
Hummingbirds are incredibly agile in the air.
