I had the opportunity to watch it late last night, and it is absolutely amazing to watch these little birds fly in slow motion.

Something I never knew was that hummingbirds also have to eat, something more than just flower nectar. They actually eat insects to get their protein, and one of the researchers has slow-motion video of how hummingbirds, with their long beaks, hunt insects. Quite fascinating.

A few interesting things I learned:

1. One species of hummingbird likes to make its nest near the nests of Cooper's hawks. Seems that the wildlife that likes to feed on hummingbird eggs is the same wildlife that the hawks like to eat, and even though hawks like to eat birds, the hummingbird apparently is too fast and too small for the hawks.
2. One species has a beak that is about four inches long, which is longer than its body.
3. One species has male and female with different sized beaks which allow them to feed on different types of flowers.
4. Hummingbirds live up to twelve years.
5. Due to global warming, hummingbirds that used to winter in Mexico are now being found along the Gulf Coast and east coast during the winter.

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