Can hummingbirds eat more than half their body weight per hour? In this week’s blog post, author Rosalee Elting answers that question for us! Based on their recent paper: “Foraging plasticity and physiological adaptations enable hummingbirds to subsist on dilute nectars”, Rosalee shares some of the fascinating results regarding energy expenditure in hungry hummingbirds. Outside of her captivating love for our little energy filled birds, … Continue reading Rosalee Elting | How low can they go? How hummingbirds cope with dilute nectars