A Peeing Hummingbird
Now this is something that I have never observed or taken a photo of until now. A group of male Ruby-throated (sun angle made it's throat black in this photo) Hummingbird was zipping around the nectar feeder when this one landed on a shrub nearby. To be honest when I took the photo I wasn't sure what it was doing until I saw the image on computer screen.
With all the nectar they drink one would think that they pee a lot. And sure they do, to the amount of 56%-149% of their body mass everyday. Compare that with humans 1.5% to 2.5% of the body mass. So, if you want to see a bird pee, hummingbirds might be the right subject, just be careful not to stand below one. Old Cut, Long Point
A Peeing Hummingbird
Now this is something that I have never observed or taken a photo of until now. A group of male Ruby-throated (sun angle made it's throat black in this photo) Hummingbird was zipping around the nectar feeder when this one landed on a shrub nearby. To be honest when I took the photo I wasn't sure what it was doing until I saw the image on computer screen.
With all the nectar they drink one would think that they pee a lot. And sure they do, to the amount of 56%-149% of their body mass everyday. Compare that with humans 1.5% to 2.5% of the body mass. So, if you want to see a bird pee, hummingbirds might be the right subject, just be careful not to stand below one. Old Cut, Long Point