New footage of a hummingbird overturns two centuries of conventional wisdom on how they drink. (flowers, birds)

[JD59]

Spectacular new close-up footage of hummingbirds has shaken established wisdom about how the creatures drink - and could even help engineers create a more efficient mop.

Scientists built transparent flowers to allow them to film high-speed, magnified footage of hummingbird tongues flicking into nectar.


Read more: New footage of a hummingbird overturns nearly two centuries of conventional wisdom on how they drink | Mail Online

[foxywench]

how cool it that!

[Larksong]

Thanks John!!!! My feeders are really close to my outdoor seating area and I have actually seen what looks like their tongue lapping at the liquid. My little birds are very feisty they will buzz right up in my face.......kinda scary until you realize it's just a hummingbird.

[lifelongMOgal]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Time to put the feeders out!

[Koale]

It was only after we moved to Hawaii that I discovered we have no Hummingbirds in the Islands. It was a very disheartening discovery.
Koale