sword-billed hummingbird Archives - NWF | Ranger Rick

The Other Pollinators

Buzzing bees and flitting butterflies get most of the credit for pollinating flowers. But they’re not the only ones doing the job! …

bat, bee fly, beetles, flying fox, gecko, green monkey, hawk moth, hoverflies, hummingbird, kinkajou, pollination, pollinators, proboscis, sword-billed hummingbird

Tiny, Mighty Hummingbirds

They’re the smallest birds in the world AND the most incredible flyers. …

booted racket-tails, flower, giant hummingbird, hummingbird, iridescence, lichen, mexican violentear, nectar, pollen, ruby-throated, sparkling violetears, sword-billed hummingbird, tufted coquette, violet sabrewing, white-tipped sicklebill

Odd Birds October 2017

Odd Birds

They have feathers and wings, but these birds aren’t like most. Meet some oddballs of the bird world. …

bird, black heron, Burchell’s sandgrouse, flightless cormorant, frigatebird, hummingbird, jacana, kiwi, odd, pelican, shoebill, Sociable weavers, sword-billed hummingbird