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English: 1500fps slow-motion video of hummingbirds feeding in western Colorado, USA. This video shows black-chinned hummingbirds (Archilochus alexandri), and magnificent or refulgent hummingbirds (Eugenes fulgens), and broad-tailed hummingbirds (Selasphorus platycercus).
The giant hummingbird feeds mainly on nectar, visiting a range of flowers. [19] The female giant hummingbird has been observed ingesting sources of calcium (sand, soil, slaked lime and wood ash) after the reproductive season to replenish the calcium used in egg production; the low calcium content of nectar necessitates these extra sources. [23]
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Video of a hummingbird building a nest. Male hummingbirds do not take part in nesting. [140] Most species build a cup-shaped nest on the branch of a tree or shrub. [141] The nest varies in size relative to the particular species – from smaller than half a walnut shell to several centimeters in diameter. [140]
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The bee hummingbird's interaction with the flowers that supply nectar is a notable example of bird–plant coevolution with its primary food source (flowers for nectar). [ 4 ] [ 13 ] Flowers that bee hummingbirds often feed from are odorless, have long narrow tubular corolla that are brightly colored, and has dilute nectar.
A tiny hummingbird had fallen from a tree and was laying seemingly lifeless on the ground covered in ants. See related tweets: "And he suddenly stopped and he would not move," Gernon told CBS .
"Hummingbird" is a popular song written by Don Robertson released in 1955. The best-known version of the song was the recording by Les Paul and Mary Ford (recorded July 9, 1955; Capitol Records catalog number 3165).