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RE: Is it spring yet?

in #birding5 years ago

The weather has been crazy.

Hummingbirds go into topor every night. Their metabolism is so fast that during the day they have to eat incredibly frequently and they would never be able to make it through an entire night without shutting their systems down.

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haha! oh my gosh that's so fascinating Melinda! wow, I'd like that kind of metabolism for a couple days, I'd be ripped!

Or you would be eating continously!

haha! that's probably true, I'd be starving so I'd eat all the time and wouldn't get ahead, good point!