How Hummingbirds Feed -- New Video and Insight

A fascinating article with video and diagrams over at Wired provides new insight on how hummingbirds feed.

New high-speed videos of hummingbirds overturn nearly two centuries of conventional wisdom on how they drink.

Researchers previously thought tube-like channels in their tongues sucked up fluid by capillary action. But the new analysis shows that their tongues actually trap nectar by curling around it.

Below is a high speed video:

For tips on ways to attract hummingbirds and butterflies to your backyard and how to identify them, check out this just released Peterson Field Guide Hummingbirds and Butterflies.

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