The Hummingbird

The Hummingbird. Yet another one of San Diego's more popular animals. Most everyone has seen a hummingbird, and most everyone knows what they are. These birds are actually very close to being the smallest birds in the world. These birds actually hover in the air by flapping their tiny wings. They can beat their wings from 12 to 90 times per second! They are also the only bird who is able to fly backwards. Hummingbirds, like bees, enjoy nectar from flowers. They are very smart birds, and can actually tell which flowers have less than 10% sugar, and skip over that flower. Hummingbirds actually live from three to five years. Unlike other birds, the male hummingbird does not really have anything to do with the nesting of the offspring. Thankfully, this type of bird specifically is not directly effected with the plague that many others have, endangerment. The hummingbird actually is very common, and so the extinction of it is really not seen anytime soon. Many people love watching hummingbirds, and people really can tell when a hummingbird is near. I think everyone has seen a hummingbird once or twice before, and probably more than that. The hummingbird is really such a familiar sight, and many people enjoy seeing them. There might always be a problem with the amount of flowers there are available to hummingbirds, and that could be an issue.
While a shortage of flowers might not seem very important right now, we all can do something to help out these birds. If you want to do your part, you can! Hummingbirds mostly drink nectar, which is mostly sugar, so to help the hummingbird get its main source of food, you can help by making a hummingbird feeder and putting it in your backyard. It is a small something that will benefit both you and the hummingbird. You will be able to enjoy them more, and that is something we could all use!