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Do Hummingbirds Prefer Homemade Nectar? (Explained)

Hummingbirds have an extremely high metabolism which requires constant feeding on sugar-rich nectar, which makes flowers an essential element of their survival. Hummingbirds also benefit from...

Can Hummingbirds Fly Upside Down? (Everything To Know)

Hummingbirds can fly upside down, but only temporarily for a few seconds. They are the only bird type that can fly upside down, sideways, and backwards. Most birds can only appear to fly upside down...

Do Hummingbirds Lay Eggs? (Yes, They Do!)

Photo: Renee Grayson / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Hummingbirds are some of the most beautiful creatures on earth, making them popular amongst birders and non-birders. Most people only see the...

Do Hummingbirds Play Dead? [No! Here’s Why]

Photo: narcah / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Hummingbirds comprise around 320 species of birds in the Trochilidae family - a family native to the Americas. Hummingbirds are some of the smallest bird species...

About the Author

Tristan is a South African biologist, photographer, and birder. From a young age, he developed a passion for the outdoors, being taught basic biology and shown animals in their natural habitat. He picked up photography at age 11, and it led him into the world of birding and exploring. He has traveled throughout South Africa, documenting over 630 bird species. He is also interested in amphibians, reptiles, insects, and some plants. He uses photography to document his experiences and has had his photographs appear in African Birdlife magazine. Tristan holds an Advanced Scuba Diving qualification and has dived on many coral reefs. He completed his honours degree in Biological Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He is also a writer, expressing and sharing his emotions from his experiences through his writing, combined with photographs.