Hummingbirds do recognize humans when they've been around them for awhile and hummingbirds have been found to associate a certain human face with food.
The hummingbird learns that a certain human will provide them with food.
The lifespan of a hummingbird is between 3 years to 5 years.
Hummingbirds have a pretty short lifespan although a hummingbird that was a banded ruby throated hummingbird lived 6 years and 11 months.
A hummingbird is a bird that is native to the Americas and comprises the biological family Trochilidae.
There are around 366 species of hummingbirds and 113 genera and they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego although most species of hummingbirds are found in South America and Central America.
The flying speed of a hummingbird is 61 mph.
Most hummingbirds will also return each year to where they hatched, but not necessarily to the exact same yard if they were a mile away, you'd never know it.
Roughly 10-15% will be the same individual hummingbirds every year.
Similar to some other birds, baby hummingbirds are known as chicks.
Depending on their developmental stage, they are also known as hatchlings, nestlings, and fledglings.
Hummingbird siblings may stay together until autumn, however once they've fledged, they won't return to the nest.
Newly hatched hummingbirds are naked when they come out of the egg, but within two weeks, they've grown feathers and at three weeks, they're ready to fly.
Male hummingbirds are easy to distinguish from other hummingbirds as their entire heads and throats are bright iridescent red.
Female hummingbirds have green heads, with a small amount of red on their throats.
Female hummingbirds also have black tails with white tips, while the males' tails are solid blackish-gray.