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The Ecuadorian hillstar, the world's highest altitude hummingbird, copes with low air density by perching instead of hovering when it feeds. At the season-less Equator, food is available year-round, supporting an incredible diversity of plants and animals. On the lower slopes of the volcanoes, tiny tropical hummingbirds have a sugar-fuelled lifestyle, feeding on bromeliad nectar in lush, wet low paramo and cloud fore
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What can hummingbirds do that most birds cant?
Hummingbirds can fly backwards.Hover.
Why are hummingbirds the only birds that can fly sideways and backwards?
Hummingbirds feed on the nectar of flowers so they fly forward and backward to insert (then extract) their long beaks, without landing on the flowers.
Do hummingbirds fly in flocks?
Regardless of which migration route they take, hummingbirds will take the same path that was imprinted the first year that they flew. And they fly alone. Young hummingbirds do not follow their parents and they do not fly in flocks.
Will orioles scare hummingbirds away from a my hummingbird feeder?
Not really. Most likely when the orioles come the hummingbirds will fly away. However, when the oriole leaves the hummingbirds will return again. If the hummingbirds do not return put up a oriole feeder that should keep it away from the hummingbird feeder.
When do hummingbirds fly south from new England?
Here in central Vermont, hummingbirds typically leave on or about the first day of fall (September 21).
Why can't male hummingbirds fly?
Male hummingbirds can fly.
What is the highest altitude that an F16 can FLY?
Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers)
Can hummingbirds fly?
^^^^ yes ^^^^
Can hummingbirds fly upsidedown?
yes they can.
Do hummingbirds fly while sleeping?
no
Can hummingbirds fly sideways?
yes!
What animal is known to live at the highest altitude?
The bar-headed goose flys at the highest altitude and reaches the highest altitude of any animal.
What is the difference between penguins and hummingbirds?
Both are birds, however penguins fly in water while hummingbirds fly in air. Penguins live on fish while hummingbirds live on nectar.
How do hummingbirds get away from ememies?
They fly away...
What is the different of hummingbirds to birds?
They can fly backwards.
What can hummingbirds do that most other birds cant?
Fly backwards
What kind of bird fly's backwards?
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
