Hummingbird Torpord state
Do hummingbirds hibernate? The answer is, yes, well sort of. Avid birders will already know the answer to this. I am not sure how I missed this fact all my life. Here’s the scoop.
When it is cold out, hummingbirds find a safe spot to perch, slow down their heart rate from around 250bpm to around 50 beats per minute. Their metabolism slows and they enter a state of Torpor. I could have picked her up, I kept walking by for about 15 min, no change.
Hummingbird Torpord state
Do hummingbirds hibernate? The answer is, yes, well sort of. Avid birders will already know the answer to this. I am not sure how I missed this fact all my life. Here’s the scoop.
When it is cold out, hummingbirds find a safe spot to perch, slow down their heart rate from around 250bpm to around 50 beats per minute. Their metabolism slows and they enter a state of Torpor. I could have picked her up, I kept walking by for about 15 min, no change.