1. Every 24 hours hummingbirds drink several times their weight in water.

2. They can hover, move from side to side, go straight up, straight down, and even backwards.

3. These little birds will even attack eagles if their babies are in danger.

4. These birds are not too shy to pluck fuzz off our sweaters.

1. Hummingbirds are spread throughout the Americas, from Alaska to the tip of south America.

2. They are at home in tropical rain forests, deserts, mountains and plains.

3. Hummingbirds can be found almost anywhere there are flowers.

1. A female hummingbird makes a nest which is hardly bigger than a quarter.

2. She works hard to care for her chicks even if after they have left the nest.

3. A female hummingbird either builds her nest from twigs or saddles it on a tree limb.

 

1. Hummingbirds eat insects. Mostly, however they drink the nectar in flowers.

2. Hummingbirds visit as many as a thousand blooms a day.

3. Hummingbirds eat constantly because they need strength to move their wings quickly.

1. Hummingbirds have unusual tongues. The front half is split and has fringed edges.

2. Hummingbirds are attracted to the bright colours of flowers, especially red.

3. Young hummingbirds often mistake brightly colour objects like stop signs-for a food source.

 

1. Hummingbirds only need an undisturbed food source to survive.

2. Their future, depends on their habitat not being disturbed.

3. Chances are good that the hummingbird will always be able to thrive, especially in mountainous regions.