Rufous hummingbirds migrate over 3,000 miles: one of the longest migrations relative to body size in the bird world! 🐦💨 | Birdbuddy

Video is a bit long but I hope you find it entertaining. The male and female Ruby-throat Hummingbirds have been competing non-stop at the feeders, although we have more than one, and each one has four feeding ports- plenty for everyone. On rare occasions and a male and female might share. There are also flowering plants still available. We only get Ruby-throats around here, although I once photographed a male Rufous Hummingbird, which I found later was kind of rare for this area. S. Louisiana |

Rufous Hummingbirds follow pathways of mountain wildflowers, from as far north as Alaska south to Mexico. And in September, Arctic Terns fly from Alaska all the way to Antarctica. Ruby-crowned Kinglets migrate altitudinally from the mountains to the lowlands. Each of these birds migrates, but on a very different course. All make the most of food and breeding opportunities that change with the seasons. Learn more: birdnote.org/listen/shows/migration-long-short-and-between Rufous Hummingbird © Mic

The tiny yet tenacious Rufous Hummingbird makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any bird in the world as measured by body size, traveling up to several thousand miles one way. Want to learn how to track migration and know when it will return? Learn more: https://abcbirds.org/blog20/tracking-bird-migration/ Video: Rufous Hummingbird by Don DesJardin | American Bird Conservancy