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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com

Is there anything better than a hummingbird sticking its little tongue out?

may 13, 2025, 6:09 pm • 1,627 72

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funkyartlady.bsky.social @funkyartlady.bsky.social

No. They are angels. I literally think they are. My little beautiful friends. Welcome till October. Clean sugar water in spades here for you. Let the beautiful cycle of life begin. Babies soon.

may 13, 2025, 6:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Nwonku3000 @nwonknu3000.bsky.social

Picture.. TWO hummingbirds sticking their little tongues out.

may 13, 2025, 9:02 pm • 0 0 • view
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Neale Scott 🍉 @nealescott.bsky.social

🤷‍♂️

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may 13, 2025, 10:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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JaeWhoa @jaewhoa.bsky.social

2024 Tongue : )

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may 13, 2025, 9:27 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alicia K.S. @sheshe66.bsky.social

It would be funny if their tongues were straws! LOL! Slurp!!!!

may 13, 2025, 10:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Momo H @mozone-1896.bsky.social

Probably.

may 13, 2025, 7:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Martijon @martijon.bsky.social

I think yes but I don’t want to go all carnal on you 😋. They are amazing little creatures though.

may 13, 2025, 6:27 pm • 4 0 • view
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Michael Jackson Smith @roadauthor.bsky.social

Humming birds are lovely, but "I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill."

may 13, 2025, 8:05 pm • 2 0 • view
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Martijon @martijon.bsky.social

Fats owned that song from the first words

may 13, 2025, 8:09 pm • 1 0 • view
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Michael Jackson Smith @roadauthor.bsky.social

I knew you'd get it! Those were the days when we could actually understand the lyrics.

may 13, 2025, 8:12 pm • 1 0 • view
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Gotgk @gotgk.bsky.social

Fascinating to watch them deploy enormous energy in the pursuit of being exactly where they are

may 13, 2025, 6:21 pm • 6 0 • view
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deb412.bsky.social @deb412.bsky.social

Nope! I have filled my feeders 3 times and have yet to see my yearly visitors.

may 13, 2025, 8:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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Linda @nativeplant5.bsky.social

I think so. This year I discovered a nest with a mama hummingbird there! Incredible experience!

may 13, 2025, 6:48 pm • 3 0 • view
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Laura B @noodle557.bsky.social

20 of them

may 13, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Raygan, She/Her @ramblindragon.bsky.social

Maybe perching on your finger. 💜

may 13, 2025, 8:07 pm • 3 0 • view
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Jaibird @jaibird.bsky.social

Close contender may be all the shots I've seen lately of woodpeckers sticking their tongues at other birds at feeders. Just tongue in bird face delightfulness.

may 13, 2025, 6:14 pm • 11 0 • view
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that guy with the face @manymildmuskrats.bsky.social

woodpecker on a bird feeder sticking it's tongue out at another bird
may 13, 2025, 6:33 pm • 14 0 • view
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Jaibird @jaibird.bsky.social

Thats the bitch! I love it so much!

may 13, 2025, 6:33 pm • 3 0 • view
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yesterdayswombat.bsky.social @yesterdayswombat.bsky.social

That brown bird looks sooo offended; like a butler smelling a fart.

may 21, 2025, 8:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ofrandy @mitch0046.bsky.social

We have hummingbird feeders with clear, rounded bottoms so you can see their little tongues dipping into the nectar. SO cool.

may 13, 2025, 6:38 pm • 4 0 • view
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brysonius @brysonius.bsky.social

I’m personally convinced that hummingbirds are part bug

may 13, 2025, 9:42 pm • 2 0 • view
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NonBryNary @nonbrynary.bsky.social

Yup. Two hummingbirds sticking their little tongues out.

may 13, 2025, 9:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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There is no Dana only Zuul @smudgiesmom.bsky.social

NO! 🥰

may 13, 2025, 6:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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Julia Kitvaria Sarene 📚🐉⚔️☠️ @kitvaria.bsky.social

Usually, probably no. Today though? I think the loving way Galli looks at his birthday cake counts 😂 But then I do know I am heavily biased here...

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may 13, 2025, 7:22 pm • 11 1 • view
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qadr.bsky.social @qadr.bsky.social

beautiful cake for a beautiful boy

may 13, 2025, 8:58 pm • 3 0 • view
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Kathie DeKalb @katdek.bsky.social

My Ring doorbell and my first hummingbird this year!

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may 13, 2025, 8:06 pm • 7 0 • view
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ckheinz.bsky.social @ckheinz.bsky.social

Nope

may 13, 2025, 7:46 pm • 2 0 • view
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Ralph @commonsense72.bsky.social

One yawning.

may 13, 2025, 6:19 pm • 1 0 • view
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DawnMichelle @dawnmichellek.bsky.social

Yes, getting a certain someone OUT of the WHITE HOUSE

may 13, 2025, 6:58 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com

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may 13, 2025, 8:43 pm • 5 0 • view
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Free Shrug Fella @freeshrugfella.bsky.social

A hummingbird jetted away from me last summer, its waste stream caught the sunlight and it was literally pooping a rainbow.

may 13, 2025, 8:20 pm • 6 0 • view
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Auntie LiLi @lisanator77.bsky.social

I once held one in my hand and dribbled sugar water into my palm and it lapped it up. It had flown into a window and was stunned and I was saving it from a dude that was going to "put it out of its misery." That was a pretty cool hummingbird bird tongue experience.

may 13, 2025, 8:06 pm • 12 0 • view
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EarthOx @earthox.bsky.social

How about one spitting out an ant? Not tasty I guess!

Hummingbird spitting out an ant. it is the dark bit on the end of the long whitish tongue. A young Anna's that didn't know any better.
may 13, 2025, 8:10 pm • 5 0 • view
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JStu17 @jstu17.bsky.social

Nope! Although the little hummingbird grunts are pretty wonderful!

may 13, 2025, 9:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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ButterflyGarden @flabutterfly.bsky.social

Nothing cuter than tongue out Tuesday. 💚❤️

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may 13, 2025, 6:45 pm • 12 0 • view
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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larks%2...

may 13, 2025, 9:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jardin Politique 💙💛 @jardinpolitique.bsky.social

A woodpecker with a beak full of wooly aphids.

may 13, 2025, 8:16 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jardin Politique 💙💛 @jardinpolitique.bsky.social

woolly

may 13, 2025, 9:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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bunnywags.bsky.social @bunnywags.bsky.social

No.

may 13, 2025, 8:27 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kyle. Curious Kyle. Curious Kyle 001 @curiouskyle1.bsky.social

I don’t know about “little” though

may 13, 2025, 8:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kyle. Curious Kyle. Curious Kyle 001 @curiouskyle1.bsky.social

#Hummingbird #TongueOutTuesday

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may 13, 2025, 8:54 pm • 3 1 • view
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Adrian @stryder93.bsky.social

The ones that come to my feeders have incredible colours. Scarlet and emerald dinner jackets lol

may 13, 2025, 7:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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salkrinkle.bsky.social @salkrinkle.bsky.social

Yes. But that ranks pretty high.

may 13, 2025, 8:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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Birder K @birderk.bsky.social

That is a delight!

may 13, 2025, 6:18 pm • 3 0 • view
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social

hummingblep

may 13, 2025, 6:20 pm • 6 0 • view
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Brainmist @brainmist.bsky.social

If a hummingbird sticks its tongue out, is that a "mlem"? Or a "mlemmMMMMmmmMMMMmmmm!"

may 13, 2025, 6:23 pm • 2 0 • view
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bradleythekind.bsky.social @bradleythekind.bsky.social

No.. no there's not. It's adorable

may 13, 2025, 7:17 pm • 2 0 • view
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JD @jondfreeman.bsky.social

Milk shakes

may 13, 2025, 7:38 pm • 1 0 • view
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Horacio Maiorino @hmaiorino.bsky.social

Probably

may 13, 2025, 9:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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maniagnosis @maniagnosis.bsky.social

We had the garage door open for not more than 10 minutes today, and one of the feathery idiots flew in. I eventually had to capture him by hand to get him out. (He was perched on one hand, and I covered him with my other so he wouldn't fly back up into the rafters.

may 13, 2025, 8:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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Birb @amgodfrey.bsky.social

I’m a big fan of seeing their little clawed feets while they sit on a branch sticking their little tongue out.

may 13, 2025, 6:13 pm • 8 0 • view
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Archnemesis Goldenhair @archnemesisg.bsky.social

Two?

may 13, 2025, 6:16 pm • 5 0 • view
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juniper fiona apple rust @juniperriver.bsky.social

I enjoy the NYOOOOOM noise they make

may 13, 2025, 9:07 pm • 2 0 • view
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one against nature @digitalhomer.bsky.social

A snoring hummingbird. I’ve seen a video of one.

may 14, 2025, 4:32 am • 0 0 • view
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Leslie A. Miller @gunhilda25.bsky.social

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may 13, 2025, 9:25 pm • 5 0 • view
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Zappelin @zappelin.bsky.social

2 hummingbirds?

may 13, 2025, 6:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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🍉Jen B with a Deadly Sting 🐝 @jennnanigans.bsky.social

When they perch on the feeder. "I trust the safety of my tiny body to the vast colossus that maintains this structure"

may 13, 2025, 7:15 pm • 1 0 • view
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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social

only a baby hummingbird sticking its littler tongue out!

may 13, 2025, 6:10 pm • 15 0 • view
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Ara @emara1337.bsky.social

Close second is little peeps! youtu.be/y_OnlR2qzsE?...

may 13, 2025, 6:32 pm • 16 0 • view
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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social

omg adorable

may 13, 2025, 6:34 pm • 6 0 • view
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quantumchico.bsky.social @quantumchico.bsky.social

Probably not.

may 14, 2025, 11:16 am • 0 0 • view
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susygais.bsky.social @susygais.bsky.social

A bumblebee visiting a foxglove (UK equivalent!)

may 13, 2025, 8:52 pm • 1 0 • view
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ptom @ptom.net

No... so long as you don't know too much about hummingbird tongues. Freaky little alien zipper-tongues.

may 13, 2025, 7:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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mistermogs.bsky.social @mistermogs.bsky.social

may 13, 2025, 7:53 pm • 1 0 • view
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veedra.bsky.social @veedra.bsky.social

TWO hummingbirds sticking their tongues out, I'd bet.

may 13, 2025, 8:50 pm • 2 0 • view
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Dina Lydia @dinalydia.bsky.social

Yes, a honeybee sticking its little tongue out.

may 13, 2025, 10:13 pm • 2 0 • view
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Saul Goodman @saulggoodman.bsky.social

Being a lawyer

may 13, 2025, 9:23 pm • 2 0 • view
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Steve @protovision.co.uk

Two hummingbirds sticking their little tongues out!

may 13, 2025, 11:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mel Pardi @drpardi.bsky.social

An elephant shrew's nose 🥰

may 13, 2025, 6:12 pm • 6 0 • view
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Ethan @ethanclsn.bsky.social

2 hummingbirds sticking their little tongues out?

may 13, 2025, 8:51 pm • 8 0 • view
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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social

A flock of hummingbirds styling your hair whilst you sit drinking some tea.

may 13, 2025, 8:53 pm • 9 0 • view
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Ethan @ethanclsn.bsky.social

I like where you're going with this!

may 13, 2025, 8:54 pm • 4 0 • view
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Steve @protovision.co.uk

Ahh crap, beaten, but noticed after I posted it :(

may 13, 2025, 11:10 pm • 1 0 • view
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claudianoyes200.bsky.social @claudianoyes200.bsky.social

I just saw a little hummingbird tongue yesterday! Like a thread of silk. Amazing!

may 13, 2025, 9:12 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jefferson hair plan. @jeffersonhairplan.bsky.social

Two hummingbirds.

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Aaron Banfield @milkbrains.bsky.social

Money

may 13, 2025, 6:56 pm • 2 0 • view
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jujucakes.bsky.social @jujucakes.bsky.social

Just below your post.

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may 13, 2025, 6:59 pm • 6 0 • view
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omniscientpanda.bsky.social @omniscientpanda.bsky.social

A woodpecker menacingly sticking its out.

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Younger in my youth @imaybenuts.bsky.social

I put breathing ahead of that.

may 13, 2025, 10:36 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sanmei @sanmei.bsky.social

A hummingbird snoring.

may 13, 2025, 6:14 pm • 7 0 • view
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Let’s Be Better @bebetter101.bsky.social

Not really, but check out the sphinx moth. They have some tongues on them.

may 13, 2025, 7:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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Cheeky Alpha Monkey @alpha-aurora.bsky.social

A woodpecker giving hairy eyeball while it eats the peanut butter suet I have generously supplied the neighborhood trouble makers 🤓

may 13, 2025, 8:33 pm • 1 0 • view
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Robin Bobcat 🌱 @robinbobcat.bsky.social

m l e m

may 13, 2025, 7:14 pm • 2 0 • view
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Laura Thomason @boisebodyworker111.bsky.social

Never seen that. Now I'm curious. Must be seriously cute.

may 13, 2025, 6:23 pm • 1 0 • view
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leowulv @sumulong.bsky.social

I've never had the pleasure of witnessing this but I have had the same thought about the woodpeckers who came to my window feeder! So cute when they do a "mlem" after drilling into a suet ball ☺️

may 13, 2025, 6:34 pm • 1 0 • view
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Eberhard Tarpenning @keikiokaaina.bsky.social

If you mean tongue things better than what hummingbird does, oh, hell yes there is.

may 13, 2025, 6:32 pm • 1 0 • view
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Anewhope10 @anewhope10.bsky.social

No

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toyad.bsky.social @toyad.bsky.social

Kitten beans

may 13, 2025, 6:35 pm • 4 0 • view
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Debdebs @debdebs.bsky.social

Got to have that... Wombat Nothing like the Phish TV show with Abe Vagoda

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Debdebs @debdebs.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-lm...

may 13, 2025, 8:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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Pines @oldpines.wtf

Listening to their tiny sounds when they’ve been recorded in slow motion is a close second.

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carly @carly71.bsky.social

There is not.

may 13, 2025, 8:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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WurstBoy @wurstboy.bsky.social

how about a moth that looks like a hummingbird sticking its tongue out? www.livescience.com/animals/moth...

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ButterflyGarden @flabutterfly.bsky.social

🧡

may 13, 2025, 6:58 pm • 0 0 • view
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Brian Fenton @fentie.bsky.social

watching it in super slow motion? youtu.be/Fouo6GKGBIM?...

may 13, 2025, 6:24 pm • 4 0 • view
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Alison Stevens @anstevens.bsky.social

I am so proud of this photo, from when I lived in Vancouver

A little fluffy hummingbird sitting on a window feeder with its beak pointed up to the right. The beak is slightly open and a tiiiny bit of tongue is peeking out.
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Alex-artzmotionz @artzmotionz.bsky.social

I was out in the garden & saw a Hummingbird. Thought to myself, wouldn’t it be great if the Hummingbird came close enough for me to see its shimmering colors. The next thing I know, the Hummingbird is right in front of my face,showing me all its beauty.

may 13, 2025, 7:47 pm • 1 0 • view
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rurirkid.bsky.social @rurirkid.bsky.social

A hummingbird snoring? youtu.be/_uEfmQt34Nc?...

may 13, 2025, 8:39 pm • 19 2 • view
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merrillandia.bsky.social @merrillandia.bsky.social

A hummingbird getting your attention when the feeder is empty. They come to my window and makes these flying Z patterns up and down.

may 13, 2025, 6:28 pm • 3 0 • view
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🍀 յоск ταოֆση 🍀 @jocktamson.bsky.social

No. No(ish) But... My girlfriend lives in Oregon so I see this hummingbird phenomenon on video... But... She used to live in Florida. Seeing your girlfriend slip into a tsunami of pelican shit will never ever be beaten. 🤣

may 13, 2025, 7:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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Safe-T-inspector @safetinspector.bsky.social

A good breakfast sandwich. But the hummingbird raspberry is a close second! <3

may 13, 2025, 7:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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Conservation of Anger Momentum @primarylupine.bsky.social

The tiny tweets they make. Such a high pitch, sounds almost like tapping.

may 13, 2025, 11:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Lizzie @lizziemercury.bsky.social

The first time I was outside and realized they squeak while they eat was a precious moment. They're so dang cute!

may 14, 2025, 5:12 am • 1 0 • view