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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
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Yes, it is also peeing.

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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
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Yes, this bird is peeing. "Don't they normally use the cloaca?" you might ask. Well, hummingbirds expel a lot of their body weight in clear urine daily. Because their diet consists entirely of massive amounts of water-heavy nectar, their kidneys filter excess liquid to keep them lightweight enough to fly.

Source: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/do-birds-pee-hummingbirds-do-lot

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notsosure sh.itjust.works notsosure@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-10
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Urinating tiny etc etc.

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thagoat lemmy.dbzer0.com thagoat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-03-28
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Yes, this bird is peeing. "Don't they normally use the cloaca?" you might ask. Well, hummingbirds expel a lot of their body weight in clear urine daily. Because their diet consists entirely of massive amounts of water-heavy nectar, their kidneys filter excess liquid to keep them lightweight enough to fly. Source: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/do-birds-pee-hummingbirds-do-lot

I always thought it might be cool to have a hummingbird land on me. Just changed my mind. 😎

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HulkSmashBurgers reddthat.com HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-07-03
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Yes, this bird is peeing. "Don't they normally use the cloaca?" you might ask. Well, hummingbirds expel a lot of their body weight in clear urine daily. Because their diet consists entirely of massive amounts of water-heavy nectar, their kidneys filter excess liquid to keep them lightweight enough to fly. Source: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/do-birds-pee-hummingbirds-do-lot

The cutest golden shower πŸ˜‚πŸ€£.

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DickFiasco sh.itjust.works DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-24
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Imagine finding a raspberry as big as you.

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Murse slrpnk.net Murse@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2026-03-07
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I always thought it might be cool to have a hummingbird land on me. Just changed my mind. 😎

It's only warm for a second; then it's cool!

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hydrashok sh.itjust.works hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-10
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Imagine finding a raspberry as big as you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_and_the_Giant_Peach

It’s a great book!

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Mouselemming sh.itjust.works Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-12
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I always thought it might be cool to have a hummingbird land on me. Just changed my mind. 😎

Adult hummingbirds prefer to perch on a twig, so you can get it to perch on your finger. The pee will miss you and fall to the ground.

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sunsofold lemmy.zip sunsofold@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-06-09
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So small and delicate it's a wonder it isn't crushed by the weight of our gaze.

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LogicalDrivel sopuli.xyz LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-07-03
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Imagine finding a raspberry as big as you.

The dream.

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tigeruppercut lemmy.zip tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-08-20
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Imagine finding a raspberry as big as you.

Maybe then I can avoid getting seeds stuck in my teeth

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HugeNerd lemmy.ca HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-03-06
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I always wonder how can an animal get protein, minerals, and vitamins from such a restricted diet?

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πŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸ¦„ feddit.org Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-24
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I always wonder how can an animal get protein, minerals, and vitamins from such a restricted diet?

Well, all plants are protein-complete and also the little guy probably doesn't need much haha

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rollerbang lemmy.world rollerbang@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
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It's only warm for a second; then it's cool!

So it's like AC/sweat, neat.

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Damage feddit.it Damage@feddit.it
Joined: 2023-06-12
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That's a small bird and a large raspberry

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Tiral lemmy.world Tiral@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-08
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That's a small bird and a large raspberry

Need a banana for scale.

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HugeNerd lemmy.ca HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-03-06
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Well, all plants are protein-complete and also the little guy probably doesn't need much haha

They don't eat plants. They suck nectar. My curiosity got the better of me.

"Although a high-quality source of energy, nectar is deficient in many macro- and micronutrients it tends to be low in lipids, and although it may contain trace quantities of amino acids, some essential acids are severely or entirely lacking. Though hummingbird protein requirements appear to be quite small, at 1.5% of the diet, nectar is still an inadequate source most if not all hummingbirds therefore supplement their diet with the consumption of invertebrates."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird

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