“Tiny Hummingbird chicks,” @Buitengebiden, the account that uploaded the cute video to their Twitter account, wrote. The post has received over 42,000 likes and has been seen over 468,000 times.
Since the video was published, many internet users flocked to comment on the cuteness.
“They are so smalll,” one user commented.
Another exclaimed, “Awww so adorable, I’ve never seen baby hummingbirds before.”
“The size of a thumb, everything is really amazing,” a user said.
“Oh, my. Oh, my. My heart is full. [Thank you],” tweeted one Twitter user.
“Lovely. Such is the beauty of nature and all her creatures great and small,” another pointed out.
One said, “That is just too cute for words!!”
“This is the best thing I have ever seen,” another uttered.
“THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING THAT TINY,” one user exclaimed.
“Omg hummingbirds are tiny but I had never considered that hummingbabies are even tinier. I love them,” a user stated.
According to the Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, hummingbirds are a part of the avian family Trochilidae. They have bills that are long and narrow with small wings. However, with those small wings, they have a lot of power. They use their wings to fly forwards, backwards, side-to-side and have the ability to hover over flowers.
There are over 300 species of hummingbirds and they are typically found in North and South America. The birds are also very colorful where their feathers range from bright hues of red, white and green to blue, bronze and purple.
There are five species of Hummingbirds that can be found in North America: Allen’s hummingbird, Anna’s hummingbird, Costa’s hummingbird, rufous hummingbird and the ruby-throated hummingbird.
To attract hummingbirds to your garden, be sure to plant the birds’ favorite flowers. They also enjoy flowers that are very bright. Types of flowers that hummingbirds like are cardinal flowers, bee balm, penstemon, hosta, catmint, Agastache, eastern red columbine and trumpet honeysuckle, per birdsandblooms.com. People can also purchase hummingbird feeders and instant nectar.
If you enjoy having hummingbirds in your garden, there are plenty of things you can do to keep them coming. Hummingbirds love the color red, so having red flowers is crucial. Also, keep feeders fully stocked with nectar and keep them clean while hanging the feeders far away from each other, as hummingbirds can be very territorial, per hummingbird-guide.com.
