Scientists Film Hummingbirds Flying Through Waterfalls, And It's Beautiful And Genius

ScienceAlert ^ | 23 August 2020 | TESSA KOUMOUNDOUROS

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For all the little creatures out there, falling water can be a big hazard. When water drops are a large percentage of your body size, you need clever adaptations to survive even commonly occurring phenomena such as rain. So even greater volumes of falling water, like a waterfall, may as well be a wall to delicate fliers.

But for some insects and small birds, this seemingly impenetrable barrier is surmountable. Several species of birds at least, make use of these natural barriers by tucking their nests safely behind the shimmering walls. Some are known to fly right through this plummeting liquid.

To get a better idea of how this works, researchers filmed hummingbirds passing through falling water. And were surprised at the clever and elegant way they tackle this obstacle.

[Boiler Plate]

Just Wow!

[SunkenCiv]

May This Be Love | Jimi Hendrix

[SunkenCiv]

[CJ Wolf]

whoa! that is nice.

[Liberty Valance]

bttt

[Deaf Smith]

Welcome to Texas in the Summer.

The hummingbirds will fly through lawn irrigation as a bird bath.

When watering the leaves of my trumpet vines with a waterhose, I've had hummingbirds fly into my spray.

[thecodont]

There are videos on oil derricks in mid ocean who put out feeders and they are swarmed— really helping the little guys make it).

Cool!

Dude poses as a big flower (clad in orange, holding a cup of sugar water)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjWF5p89g4w

[know.your.why]

Amazing carbohydrate burning machines.

[aquila48]

“Watching hummers at our feeder is one of my few pleasures in life.”

Especially when they go after each other in dog fight maneuvers.

[aquila48]

“Their annual migration back down to the Mexican Gulf Coast and further south, following the flowers”

Ours stay put. They follow our hummingbird feeder which doesn’t move much and is always full.

[Pajamajan]

Amazing!

[fieldmarshaldj]

I remember how beautiful Bridget Fonda used to be, even as a Bohemian type.

[Red Badger]

I watch Jeeps.......... 😁

[minnesota_bound]

What about all the birds that do not make it thru?
Do the fish have a meal?