Category: Hummingbirds

This Jewel-Like Bird Is so Small, Its Often Mistaken for a Bee—But It’s Really the Bee Hummingbird

Can you imagine a bird no larger than your thumb? Needless to say, this teeny chap is the smallest bird in the world. He is the bee hummingbird, and he weighs less than a U.S. penny. The jewel-like avian is only found in the Cuban archipelago, where it spends its days zipping around forests and…


Hummingbirds of Costa Rica

Half of the hummingbird species of Costa Rica are assembled, with direct sounds and comments on varied features of the birds, leading to their identification, enjoyable entertainment, and an educational video for the amateur and the connoisseur. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook:…


Woman From California Captures Breathtaking Photos of Hummingbirds From Her Backyard

A Minnesota-born, California-based woman has grown popular for snapping breathtaking images of hummingbirds. The Instagrammer captures stunning details of these tiny jewels all from her backyard. “Everybody says that they love hummingbirds,” Tracy Johnson told The Epoch Times. “But my love for the hummingbirds goes far beyond the outside beauty and the experiences that I’ve…


Ultra-Rare Photoshoot Shows Dueling Hummingbird Grabbing Another Bird’s Beak in Fight for Feeder

Hummingbirds usually call to mind tranquil water baths, graceful fluttering wings, and long beaks drinking from nectar-filled flowers. But there’s another side to this serene-seeming bird that defies expectation. SoCal-based photographer Terry Williams knows that hummingbirds can be “very territorial”—and he recently captured some extraordinary shots of the birds dueling. In recent years, Williams has…