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Male and female feeding their recently fledged youngster until its old enough to forage own on its own.

Measuring at only 1/4 inch, this is the smallest butterfly in North America. Restricted to the Southwestern portion of the United States,

The gorget is a patch of iridescent color on the throat of a hummingbird. Check out all the magnificent colors in this incredible footage!

A female Allen's Hummingbird does her thing to the tune of some groovy country rhythms. Enjoy!

Nature is really a wonderful thing to behold! It can memorize and captivate you in ways that technology could never do. This video is a great example of that. Check out this clip as an incredible close-up view featuring an adult male hummingbird displaying his iridescent head and gorget feathers. We bet that you have not even seen a hummingbird that up close before! Who knew that hummingbirds could even change colors like that? This is one wild video that you do not want to miss! Nature is truly spectacular. Sometimes it can be really scary but most of the time it is amazing. Sometimes you just have to take a step back and appreciate the world for what it is! For as much as technology is great and an amazing innovation that made our lives easier, it can never truly capture the full experience and essence of nature itself. This video is absolutely breath-taking! Good thing this person managed to capture this so that future generation can see! Nature like this should be documented an shared with the rest of the world. It is also why <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics-Digital-Cameras/zgbs/electronics/281052?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=rumble07-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=abce1b0752210ed1af88dc507b3dadc3&camp=1789&creative=9325">digital cameras from Amazon</a> are selling so well! Check out this stunning close-up footage of the glorious hummingbird which enables us to explore its beauty in detail, that you would most likely never see, even with binoculars. The flashing iridescent feathers changing with the light will definitely mesmerize you! How close is too close? Here is a close-up footage of a male hummingbird displaying its beautiful iridescent gorget and head feathers. Watching this adorable bird flaunt its feathers had us in stitches. It is absolutely charming without even trying! Simply beautiful! Watching this tiny bird from a close distance shows us the beautiful features this royal hummingbird possesses. With their radiant emerald feathers and sparkling rose-pink throats, the hummingbird is considered the flying jewel among birds, and it sure knows how to make a strong impression! But do not go anywhere, here is another video of these amazing birds. Watch as <a href="https://rumble.com/v521xp-teeny-tiny-baby-hummingbirds.html" target="_blank">adorably tiny hummingbirds snuggle in their nest</a>. These teeny tiny baby hummingbirds are so cute snuggling in their nest. Like a crown jewel, the nest of a hummingbird is one of the great wonders in all of nature. They are so tiny, yet so perfect. Few of us have ever seen a hummingbird nest. This is because they are nearly impossible to find. From the ground, they look like another bump on a branch. From above, an umbrella of leaves conceals them. And from the side, they look like a tiny knot, quilted with lichens, plant down and fibers. Hummingbird nests are amazing architectural creations that protect and nurture some of the world's most delicate birds. It may only be 5-8 weeks from the time nest construction begins until the maturing birds leave home, but observing hummingbird nests can be a rewarding and enchanting experience for birders. Hummingbirds build velvety, compact cups with spongy floors and elastic sides that stretch as the young grow. They weave together twigs, plant fibers, and bits of leaves, and use spider silk as threads to bind their nests together and anchor them to the foundation. Did you know that hummingbirds can do this? Let us know down in the comments!

Check out this stunning close-up footage of the glorious Anna’s Hummingbird which enables us to explore its beauty in detail, that you would most likely never see, even with binoculars. The flashing iridescent feathers changing with the light will definitely mesmerize you! How close is too close? Here is a close-up footage of a male Anna’s Hummingbird displaying its beautiful iridescent gorget and head feathers. Watching this adorable bird flaunt its feathers had us in stitches. It is absolutely charming without even trying! Simply beautiful! Watching this <a href="https://rumble.com/v313uu-little-jewels-of-flight-2.html" target="_blank">tiny bird</a> from a close distance, shows us the beautiful features this royal hummingbird possesses. With their radiant emerald feathers and sparkling rose-pink throats Anna’s Hummingbird is considered the flying jewel among birds, and it sure knows how to make a strong impression! <a href="https://rumble.com/v31a8t-allens-and-costas-hummingbird.html" target="_blank">Hummingbirds</a> are the smallest birds of the Americas and appear nowhere else in the world. Check out this close-up footage of one of the most gorgeous birds on the planet. Here we present to you the queen of Hummingbirds, Anna’s Hummingbird whose presence is a treat for the soul! Anna's hummingbird was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli, and is a medium-sized bird native to the west coast of North America. In the early 20th century, Anna's hummingbirds bred only in northern Baja California and Southern California. However, the transplanting of exotic ornamental plants in residential areas throughout the Pacific coast and inland deserts provided expanded nectar and nesting sites, allowing the species to expand its breeding range. (Source:Wikipedia)

Check out these amazing clips of Allen's and Costa's Hummingbird in detail that you would most likely never see, even with binoculars. The flashing iridescent feathers changing with the light will mesmerize you!

Check out this beautiful selection of hummingbirds, filmed in Ventura County, California either as resident breeders, or seen during their migration in the spring or fall. Species seen in order of appearance are Allen's, Anna's, Black-Chinned, Calliope, Costa's and Rufous Hummingbird. All shot with a Panasonic Lumix GH3 and Panasonic 100-300mm lens.

Lilly at three months, an endless bundle of energy. Lilly was a rescued puppy, and we are glad to have given her a forever home.

Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in existence in North America. More interestingly than that is the fact that these popularly recognized and adorable little birds actually do not appear anywhere else in the entire world. Check them out here in this video as a flock of them gather around the bird feeder. There are not many people who will say they do not enjoy watching these adorable, little personality-filled birds. The speed at which they flap their wings is entrancing to watch. They are truly fascinating little creatures. However, it appears the food has attracted someone else… The video opens with a close up shot of a <a href="https://rumble.com/v34tad-rescuing-a-dying-hummingbird.html" target="_blank">hummingbird</a> feeder that has a clear tube and a red access perch on the bottom. Around ten or eleven hummingbirds swarm the feeder, flitting back and forth from perch to perch. Hummingbirds can be very easily attracted in the spring and summer months just by putting a blend of sugar and water into a simple feeder like the one shown in the video. The crowd changes about three- quarters through the video. Suddenly, we see a much larger bird appear at the feeder. Right before we see this bird, many of the hummingbirds very quickly disappear. This could possibly be because they saw the larger bird approaching. This is a common phenomenon in nature that has been observed by researchers and scientists hundreds of times. This phenomenon is most commonly seen in the ocean; when there is a swarm of smaller predators circling a food source, it will eventually attract the attention of larger predators. When this happens, a very interesting cycle of events takes place. You will see the numbers of the smaller predators decrease almost instantly right before the larger predator is detected by humans or cameras. Scuba divers are trained to recognize when this happens. If a diver is in the water and they see suddenly that the marine life around them starts disappearing rapidly, the diver then knows to be on high alert and get to safety before a large predator comes into view. The hummingbirds in the video seem to react in this way when they see the larger bird. It is not clear whether or not the larger bird actually poses a threat to the hummingbirds, though. The larger bird is beautiful. He sports very vibrant colors of yellow and black. He also looks to have pretty, black and white stripes on the tips of his wings. Even though this larger bird is only present at the <a href="https://rumble.com/v5zj12-hummingbird-headbutts-other-hummingbird.html" target="_blank">feeder</a> for a few seconds, he caused the other birds to disperse instantly. However, after the larger, yellow headed bird leaves the scene, things go back as expected. The beautiful little hummingbirds start to reappear. It is almost like they are a group of friends at the mall hanging out together! This is just a really cute little scene. If you have not had a chance to enjoy watching hummingbirds in your yard, now is the time! Next time you go to the grocery store, find a small feeder and enjoy the show!

These 2 species in the rail family occur regularly in North America and are very cryptic, tending to hide well in their wetland habitat of tall, reedy marshes, so they are not often seen. One of these elusive species is the Sora, the whistled calls and whinnies of which are more often heard than the birds are seen. The Virginia Rail is another, relatively common rail of marshes, and equally elusive.

Mom continues to feed a very aggressive recently fledged youngster and being very careful to avoid the youngster's bill.

An Orb Weaving Spider has captured and wrapped a bee in a web cocoon for later consumption and is seen here adding a little more web to it. But then while sucking the fluids out of the victim, another bee flies straight into the web. Doomed? Well see what happens next!