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Yes they do drink natural flower nectar, mainly from flowers that have co-evolved to provide them with the kind of sugar and amounts of nectar they prefer in exchange for pollination services. Hummingbird nectar flowers are usually red, orange, or bright pink, shaped like a tube or Trumpet, and produce nectar that is weaker then that of insect-pollinated flowers and contains a high proportion of sucrose (the same as white table sugar).
What else can I help you with?
Can hummingbirds have birdseed?
no hummingbirds only drink nectar.
What kind of bird drinks nectar?
Hummingbirds are the only birds that have so far been determined to drink nectar.
Do hummingbirds eat bannas?
No, they drink nectar from flowers
Can hummingbirds eat peaches?
No, but the do eat insects. Hope that helps.
Do hummingbirds eat slackberry fruits?
The drink nectar from flowers and eat insects for protein.
Hummingbirds drink nectar from flowers. As they pass from flower to flower the hummingbirds carry pollen aiding in pollination. What kind of relationship exists between the hummingbirds and the flower?
mutualism
Do hummingbirds drink honey?
Generally not. Both hummingbirds and bees extract nectar from flowers. Hummingbirds consume nectar, but do not produce nor do they drink honey. However, if you put honey water in a hummingbird feeder, the bird will consume the honey.
What is is the hummingbirds diet?
Hummingbirds drink mostly sugar water from feeders. They also drink nectar fro wild flowers. They also need other protein and nutrients. They get these from eating small insects.
When bees hummingbirds etc drink nectar from flowers is the nectar replenished?
Generally, yes. The flower will continue to produce nectar as long as it is fresh and there is sufficient water at the plant roots.
What do hummingbirds need?
Like all living things hummingbirds need water, shelter, food, and air. For food they eat small insects and nectar. Nectar does not count as water. They need separate water to drink. They find shelter in trees where they make nests.
What is in the nectar that hummingbirds like?
food is in the nectar
What adaptations do vertebrates have to feed on nectar?
Vertebrates that eat nectar include hummingbirds and some bats. Hummingbirds have an ability to hover at a flower, and a long tong that they can stick deep into the flower to lap up nectar. Bats that drink nectar at night seek flowers by their smell. Then they hover at the flowers, and use their tongues to lick up nectar.
