Do Humming birds need protein?

[youngguns]

All the eat is sugar so whats the deal?

 

[needtogetaas]

they also eat insects and tiny spiders to provide protein

 

[needtogetaas]

they eat small bugs inside flowers, and sometimes pick bugs out of spider webs for food

 

[heatherrae]

"Remember that hummingbirds eat insects. They need more than your nectar sources to survive. Do not use pesticides to wipe out the bugs in your yard. Tiny spiders and tiny flying insects might not appeal to you but they are "meat and potatoes" to a hummingbird. "

http://www.birds-n-garden.com/hummingbirds_facts.html

Good question. I had never thought of that. I used to have up hummingbird feeders and got tons of them. I never thought about their protein sources.


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[musclemom]

YG is officially off ignore. Others on the board are firmly convinced you are not a lost cause.

YG, allow me to introduce you to the following resources:

http://www.google.com/

http://www.wikipedia.org/

http://www.ask.com/

Any one of these fine resources can provide you with a HUGE amount of information on a wide range of subjects.

As an example, I put just the words "hummingbird" and "diet" into Google's search and got this interesting piece of information (k to Needto, he knew it. I assumed the little buggers just operated on pure sugar, never claimed to be a bird person):

In addition to nectar, small insects are an important part of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird's diet. Small flies, bees, wasps, and spiders are taken at flowers, but they are also gleaned from bark or found beside sapsucker's sap wells. At times, these hummingbirds feed by flycatching in clouds of gnats.

 

[youngguns]

this thread wasn't meant to be like this, I'm locking it.

 

[needtogetaas]

YG is officially off ignore. Others on the board are firmly convinced you are not a lost cause.

YG, allow me to introduce you to the following resources:

http://www.google.com/

http://www.wikipedia.org/

http://www.ask.com/

Any one of these fine resources can provide you with a HUGE amount of information on a wide range of subjects.

As an example, I put just the words "hummingbird" and "diet" into Google's search and got this interesting piece of information (k to Needto, he knew it. I assumed the little buggers just operated on pure sugar, never claimed to be a bird person):

In addition to nectar, small insects are an important part of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird's diet. Small flies, bees, wasps, and spiders are taken at flowers, but they are also gleaned from bark or found beside sapsucker's sap wells. At times, these hummingbirds feed by flycatching in clouds of gnats.

were i dont see no k

 

[youngguns]

maybe just general real life karma

 

[musclemom]

were i dont see no k

Holy moses I had to take a leak for heaven's sake!!!

 

[needtogetaas]

Holy moses I had to take a leak for heaven's sake!!!

ou have given out too much Karma in the last 24 hours, try again later.