Humming Bird Factoid
Hey! I found this on FB, so it MUST be true! 😁
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True factoid: Hummingbirds cannot walk, even a step. Their legs and feet are only good for perching. To move even an inch away, they have to fly there.
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Well I learned something today. My wife thinks I'm too old to learn.
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Rocky Raab: 29742870152475/comments/29742900739099
True factoid: Hummingbirds cannot walk, even a step. Their legs and feet are only good for perching. To move even an inch away, they have to fly there.
Good info Rocky! I, not too long ago learned that Loons also cannot walk on land. They are always either in the air or on the water.
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Brookwood: 29742870152475/comments/29742885344027
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Good info Rocky! I, not too long ago learned that Loons also cannot walk on land. They are always either in the air or on the water.
Yeah but they can run really fast on the water!!
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It is 8:30 am. It has been non-stop combat this morning, three of them going at it for two hours. This guy has triumphed, and he has been sitting there for the past 10 minutes, just guarding his food supply. The others are now scared to fly up to the feeder.
What a warrior!
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Rocky Raab: 29742870152475/comments/29742900739099
True factoid: Hummingbirds cannot walk, even a step. Their legs and feet are only good for perching. To move even an inch away, they have to fly there.
But, they can shuffle on their feet from side to side, back and forth on a perch
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While I do not doubt that you have observed this, I never have.
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They are the only bird species that can hover, and fly backwards, or even upside down. The ability to hover allows the hummingbirds to sip the nectar of plants and flowers. A hummingbird can't walk or hop, but can shuffle with its extremely short legs, which are not very strong.
hummingbirdcentral.com
Several videos on line showing them shuffling on limbs, ropes etc….
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After nearly 2 hours of 3-way combat, I saw this bird perched there. I watched for a minute and didn't see the other birds. In five minutes, I looked out and he was still perched in the same spot, and not drinking nectar. About 4 minutes later I looked out again, he was still in the same spot. I walked out on the porch, and got within 3 feet of the little mite before he flew away. He looked like he was ready to beat me up. A Warrior Bird!
I wasn't running a video cam, but I inferred that he had been perched in the same spot for about ten minutes.
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I beg to differ with you. The Anna‘s hummingbird can sing. I have heard it myself. I believe it is the only one that does.
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