Do hummingbirds sleep? Well, that’s a great question. Hummingbirds do sleep. All birds need some sleep activity to survive. Hummingbird sleep is known as torpor, which is a type of hibernation. Torpor allows hummingbirds to save energy by slowing down their heartbeat, metabolism, and respiration rate. A hummingbird in a torpor state will be seen … Read more
Daytime is great for backyard bird watching. The birds are active, flying around, eating, and singing their little hearts out. Then as the sun goes down, the birds seem to disappear. But where do the birds go at night? Most birds will try to find shelter to rest at night. Trees, bushes, cavities, and bird … Read more
Are you wondering ‘What does a bluebird look like?’ I’m gonna guess you’re struggling to identify a bird in your backyard? Believe it or not, all birdwatchers, even the pros, find it difficult to pinpoint the exact bird they’ve seen. Let’s be honest, you can easily get hung up on it and let it ruin … Read more
What do blue jays look like? How would you like to be able to immediately identify a blue jay if it landed in your backyard? That would be pretty cool, right? Well, this is entirely possible, and in this guide, I’m going to show you how you can do this. As a beginner birdwatcher, it … Read more
Ever been lying in bed listening to birds chirping away and wonder ‘why do birds chirp at night?’ They’ve been flying around all day, don’t they need some sleep like the rest of us? Instead, they are singing away in the dead of the night. The official name of birds chirping in the night is … Read more