Meet the World's Smallest Bird and Living Dinosaur: The Bee Hummingbird

Explore the fascinating world of the Bee Hummingbird, the smallest bird (and smallest living dinosaur) in the world, found only in Cuba. Learn about their unique characteristics, from their shimmering iridescent feathers to their astonishing ability to beat their wings 80 times per second. Discover their feeding habits, nesting behavior, and the challenges they face in the wild. Join us as we delve into the life of this tiny avian wonder!
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[@kimmccreery6688]

The little tiny nest is one of the cutest things I've ever seen!❤

[@BirdieLearning]

@@kimmccreery6688 It is! The smallest bird nest i would say. I’d imagine it would be hard seeing it unless you were really up close.

[@ninajager.-.-]

Seems to be very cozy….soft from the cobwebs it’s made from.

[@bettyleeist]

We feed our humming birds nectar(or,sugar water 💧,I should say)every Summer at our lake cottage.Than,I watch them preen themselves on the pine 🌲 tree.I didn’t know,that bee’s or wasp’s could attack them?I wonder 💭 why?I’ve nerve heard of this!The poor hummer!You’d think 🤔 they’d be much too fast for a bee?😮

[@GoodToGoIndustries]

The first time I ever had a hummingbird fly up on me, I thought it was an insect by the sound of it. Hummingbirds are amazing little creatures.

[@mrs.g.9816]

And here I'm thinking my ruby-throated hummingbird friend, who visits my yard because he loves my zinnias, is tiny! I hope these teeniest of birds will have full protection. ❤

[@BonnieCurtis-h4h]

A tiny jewel.

[@le2opoldo]

A jewel with wings indeed ❤

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

3:01 mama being attacked by a mosquito! 😮

[@PrincipalSkinner3190]

It would be like us getting attacked by a hawk

[@melisaspur032]

That was crazy to see

[@ivanov1112]

I guess "banana for scale" won't work, so we went with "mosquito for scale".

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

@@PrincipalSkinner3190 i'm imagining a human getting attacked by a mosquito at that scale, it's crazy!

[@kuuiporandall8703]

😅I was so invested that I found myself yelling at it...😂

[@cherie4868]

Absolutely stunning bird, tiny but mighty!! Thanks for the video 🙏🏻 😍 🌎

[@nerakspice]

Aww their eggs are smaller than jelly beans so stinking cute 🥹

[@Macintoshes]

Oh, that mosquito trying to dig its proboscis into the mother bird as she was feeding the chicks!

[@zwoej]

Saw that too!

[@chapiit08]

Besides that it serves as a reference scale to realize how small those birds are, if it was a person that mosquito should be at least four inches long.

[@adrielburned6924]

Tiny bird, big mosquito! Looked like the Alaskan mosquitoes. Lol

[@jazzvalentino4871]

Yup! It’s at the 3:00 min mark of the vid.

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Timestamp ?

[@ColleenLytle-sq8tx]

Magnificent. Thank you. (I wanted to chase that mosquito @ 2:54 away, she's so TINY)

[@BirdieLearning]

@@ColleenLytle-sq8tx yes they are such a tiny bird and the mosquito puts it in perspective!

[@foreverpainful]

legit i felt so bad.. it probably feels like a bigass needle. if needles hurt humans skin imagine how painful that proboscis is for something only 2 inches tall!

[@nimmk1810]

Hummingbird must smell amazing since they are around flowers all the time.

[@perrin6]

Dont smell them, theyre small enough to go up your nose !

[@KeanuReevolution]

Wow I've never seen baby hummingbirds, how cute ❤

[@kizgintosbaga]

also you dont expect magnificence and smolness to be in this much harmony, but here they are.

[@damnimsolucky7]

They are so beautiful 😍

[@MrsWilberforce2]

Hummingbirds don't pollinate with their tongues, which are wet and would retain the pollen, but with their beaks and heads!

[@shadownoobnoobslayer5424]

little creature deserves mom of the year award for sure

[@thorium222]

Wow so utterly beautiful! Mankind really doesn't deserve this world when we put something like this in danger! Stop consuming and start caring!

[@BirdieLearning]

@@thorium222 indeed we need to protect All species, these little creatures especially!

[@thorium222]

@@BirdieLearning Yes!

[@-kabepugs3009]

I didn't know they were on the menu. 😮

[@thorium222]

@@-kabepugs3009 Haha, so funny. You perfectly know that rich assholes are destroying the world with their totally unnecessary overconsumption of everything.

[@foreverpainful]

even if a bunch of people went 0 waste, 70% of all pollution and waste is given off by the top tennmegacorps that own everything. stop putting the pressure on people trying to survive and start putting pressure on the companies ruining our planet. oh wait, you cant, because they have their hands in the government and vice versa so whatever they say, goes. they dont care about us. stop wasting your breath.

[@merlecharge6813]

I lived in the Caribbean for many years, and I used to have hanging flower baskets on my balcony and I used to place diluted sugar water Every morning around sunrise these beautiful hummingbirds an array of colourful birds come to feed from flowers and sugar water Such a joy to see these tiny ones and larger ones feed…their feathers glow in the morning light How I miss seeing them now that i am back in UK LOVELY TO SEE THIS VIDEO OF HUMMINGBIRDS MORE VIDEOS PLEASE 👍👍👍👍👍👍 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@joinkusbelinkiusthethird]

How cute, if I saw it IRL I'd probably freak out because I'd think it was a bug

[@trig1900]

Utterly entrancing. Absolutely one of nature's gems. They are not endemic to Australia, so I've only seen them in drawings, pictures and videos. Would love to seen one live.

[@Soapartisan875]

What a precious little jewel with wings❤.

[@kizgintosbaga]

2:21 jesus christ, thats criminally adorable. 3:08 more jesus christ !! i never realised how small they are until saw them in comparasion to a mosquito

[@ClefairyFairySnowflake]

The bee hummingbird is a magnificent creature of nature, and worthy of respect. ❤

[@pamelaflores4129]

Now that's entertainment! What a great video, and only four minutes long. I could have watched a whole hour about these tiny hummers, the narrator was quite good, the filming and content are incredible! I hope Cuba knows what a treasure they have. How does it get any better than this for hummingbirds and pollinators around the world?

[@BirdieLearning]

@@pamelaflores4129 thank you so much!

[@Crystal_Abbott-jn6xs]

I love hummingbirds! Any size.

[@jo-annahicks3324]

OMG!..I'm in love!

[@hjordistorfa]

The wonder of nature is a Stunnig beauty.. magnificent little ones leves us brethless in this tiny little beauty Thank's for sharing this is verry impressive and informativ.. I would like to hear them sing.. smile.. Greetings from Skandinavia 💞🇮🇸😊👍💖

[@bueniterkinder8257]

Son bastante comúnes de observar por aquí en América... sin embargo tal vez se trate de la creación más conmovedora de la Naturaleza y una de las más fascinantes desde su aspecto biológico 🙋🏻‍♂️🇦🇷

[@MazTheMeh16]

0:25 ik this isnt what you said, but it sounds like zoomzoom cheeto.. which would be a funny nickname for a hummingbird, they are fast, and small like a cheeto afterall :^)

[@PamelaTitterington]

What a beautiful little bird ,with a long long history, I am going to read about this tiny gem,thankyou❤

[@mardyseanofficial9502]

Amazing video and great presentation, my friend. Nice sharing.

[@spiderdude2099]

Crazy fact: Hummingbirds are routinely preyed upon by praying mantises, making then the only birds to be regularly predated upon by an insect

[@kennethmullen-qe9hg]

True! But also preying mantises will eat lizards occasionally, sometimes ones much bigger, and heavier than they are. Much larger, than one may even think would/could be possible from our perspective. Lizards most bugs avoid, as if their life depended on doin' so, them bein' professional insectivores, mind you, odds would say so, anyway, as most are. Except when it comes to mantises, a lizard likely will make a meal of one that's fairly smaller relatively, but a grown mantis will turn a normal day, into a very bad one, for the average lizard, likely never EXPECTIN' such a thing even possible. Mantises actually I'd really have to SAY are, basically, the insect-world's version of mustelids! Really fightin' way above their class, and weight! Both doing so viciously, and, while exuding such unmatched confidence all-the-while as well...lol!

[@damon22441]

Are we not counting spiders as insects? Because there are giant bird-eating spiders in some of the more wild places on the planet.

[@spiderdude2099]

@@damon22441 we are not. They are arachnids.

[@kennethmullen-qe9hg]

@@damon22441 Yes, but...the only birds regularly preyed on, by regular insects! Those things are monsters! Certainly Super...spiders, at the very LEAST! LmMFaO!!! ;) :P :o)

[@gwiyomikim5988]

Another crazy fact : Why do hummingbirds hum? Because they can’t remember the words!😮

[@Idalianightfire]

So cool! Gorgeous!

[@paulwhite1114]

The narrator speaks with awe in his voice,liked it.

[@margo3367]

I think that’s AI created. I listen to another channel where ‘he’ reads short stories. I was listening to one the other night and he said “underscore underscore”; and another where he called “pa”, “p a”.

[@inquaanate2393]

Its got AI vibes

[@clarehsueh7683]

He sounds exactly like the narrator of audiobooks at the channel “neurosurfer.”

[@margo3367]

@@clarehsueh7683 Exactly

[@StarlahMutiny]

100/10. Good bird

[@mt-krn-5md9t]

what a beautitul bird! So precious. I hope they are happy.

[@angelaainsworth1715]

I love hummingbirds! There was a giant tree with over 20 nests in our backyard when we lived in San Diego, Ca.

[@margo3367]

I hope you put out feeders them, but I’m sure you did. It’s so delightful to see them. ❤

[@angelaainsworth1715]

@@margo3367 They were there many years before we were. I went under the tree wearing a red shirt and several tried to come and taste my shirt. It was amazing!

[@maryjogreen1706]

Very beautiful

[@BirdieLearning]

❤

[@mdsfo]

So incredible! I live in the Northwest US near Canada, where we have two species, Annas hummingbird, and my favorite, the Rufous hummingbird, brilliant orange abd green, which summers in Alaska!

[@flightydancer]

3:09 omg, the mosquito was sucking the mom's blood while she's feeding her babies.

[@sr-7124]

I doubt that mosquito got a good bite at all. So many feathers moving around. Would’ve made a quick and easy snack for the hummingbird, had she noticed- and I think she would have, if she was bitten.

[@PrincipalSkinner3190]

Nope, it definitely got her good. Mosquitos regularly prey on birds with much thicker plummage. ​@@sr-7124

[@stuntgirl56-therachelvande24]

I found a humming bird nest with the egg shells in it. it is extremely delicate. I have several nests that have been blown down or moved out of the trees for a better creation. The things in nests would be intricate and woven like a tapestry of the trees. One nest has Emu feathers as it was near an emu farm. looks like a hat, rv

[@frankvqz3799]

Very nice and informative video. Just watched and subscribed to your channel. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@BirdieLearning]

@@frankvqz3799 thank you so much! Appreciate the support!

[@practical1-j3f]

God's creation is awesome and beautiful.🐦

[@SheilaMore-l4v]

Yes, I seen one right between my eyes right in front of my face. It blowed my mind. I’ve never seen such a small hummingbird. I thought it was a bumblebee. This is so true. They are some of my favorite birds. They’re so tiny and beautiful. I just love them.🥰💕💜💙❤️🦋

[@majinvegeta9280]

It's amazing how ecosystems all work together to keep things going. The bird is just eating, but it's so much more than that

[@jk-76]

We have hummingbirds in my part of New Mexico and I saw 3 of them chase a falcon off yesterday. Not the first time I have seen that kind of thing out here. They are territorial little guys and dive bomb eachother with a neet burbly wistle sound. Such fun birds.

[@nancys2839]

They are very territorial! I sit outside in my garden for a few minutes in summer, and I have observed two "argue" over my bee balm flowers. I want to plant more flowers that attract and feed these beautiful, wonderful little creatures. I love to see these acrobats of the sky!

[@jk-76]

@@nancys2839 I enjoy them all season. They fight over a desert willow in the back yard.

[@peacockpaula4723]

It is so amazing...I've got tears in my eyes as I have been so moved by such a lovely divine creature...Amazing! Lord you're so beautiful...wow😯😃😘🙏. Interesting video, bless you and thank you for shearing🙂.

[@BirdieLearning]

@@peacockpaula4723 thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it. It was a great video to work on.

[@nuvotion-live]

Same, hummingbirds make me cry every time!

[@cosmicspacething3474]

0:25 “Zoom zoom Cheeto” has to be the funniest name for a creature I’ve seen yet

[@SunAndMirror]

3:00 sometimes its hard for me to picture how birds are related to dino's, but something about that mosquito, while the mama feeds the babies, completes the image of "dinosaur age" to me... That whole scene, lacking in modern human intervention, screams "Mesozoic Era" to me. What an amazing snippet of life.

[@Shalott99]

Their tiny little feets! 🥰

[@TommyDaGreatest]

Those birds must truly hate the mosquitos if you compare the size. Holy crap.

[@Tigerfan50]

Evolution is so amazing.

[@italiantraditionalcatholic2390]

Except your theory is a lie

[@quantumblauthor7300]

​@@italiantraditionalcatholic2390 ok, tailbone-haver

[@terri6854]

@italiantraditionalcatholic2390 You're good at unintentional irony, lol.

[@ColinCrous]

Praise be to God our awsome creator!! What a gem of little winged friend. 🤗🤗🥰

[@tyronewalker23]

❤

[@damon22441]

Oh interesting, you understand there are dinosaurs among us and still hold to Christianity? If only you were the historical mode, we'd be in a good place.

[@juliemitchell3013]

They are simply beautiful xxx

[@SheilaMore-l4v]

Yes, they are a tiny jewel. They are absolutely beautiful gorgeous one of my favorites.🥰💜💙❤️💕🦋

[@Wolfcreed117]

So beautiful, yet so small.❤🐦 nature truly is remarkable.

[@MurphyFarm2014]

Thank you... we have the Ruby Throated in Eastern 🇨🇦 🍁

[@InnocentHelmet-qk1cd]

Omg this bird is so cute

[@billsomody6928]

Bless the bee hummingbirds' tiny hearts!❤

[@22RosesGrow]

Beauties

[@leighDrusllalyle2304]

❤❤❤❤❤ we don’t get these cuties in UK and I miss them ❤❤

[@asinglemaleinuk]

Truly beautiful

[@HeatherValentineMsFoodie]

💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 amazing story thank you!

[@masterjunk9227]

BUMBLEBIRB!

[@vgcf86]

what a little sweetie

[@eunaekim9216]

The birds and the bees at the same time... 😹

[@roben9580]

AMAZINGLY FANTASTIC!!

[@ForLorNVuLgaR]

Holy fuck its so fucking cute, might be my only reason to visit Cuba

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Absolutely Fascinating and amazing too

[@JoyfulAnimals11]

Nice!❤❤❤

[@BirdieLearning]

@@JoyfulAnimals11 thank you!

[@annachristina6539]

If you feed them, you must be diligent. They learn to rely heavily on that sustenance being there for them. Every beat of their wings are carefully calculated. & one small mishap could mean their lives. If they've began to rely on this energy being at your house, & it's not there... Well, you do the math. They've found that hummingbirds will diligent feeders don't migrate. Well, in mild climates anyway...

[@reggietheporpoise]

Such a cool video! Just to get an idea of how small they are, have a look at the relative size of the mosquito that lands on the bird’s back around 3:00.

[@shadetreader]

Thank you, Cuba ❤✊❤

[@PeppermintPatties]

So beautiful 😍

[@AxelWerner]

Smol birb :3

[@netweed09]

I'd be scared of them for the wrong reasons at first glance 😅

[@brandtcarroll9316]

Mother birds are amazing.

[@quite1enough]

that's 5.588 centimetres and 1.701 grams for you European folks 😅

[@DuchessCalvertons]

I think I saw some Moringa flowers! Cuba does not have mongoose!

[@BirdieLearning]

@@DuchessCalvertons hi there, where abouts in the video did you see them?

[@DuchessCalvertons]

@@BirdieLearning 0:57

[@BirdieLearning]

@@DuchessCalvertonsI believe such flowers do grow in Cuba, any specific species of plant you are referring to?

[@g3ntl323]

3:01 Mosquitos are arseholes.

[@boris8787]

Let's call him REX.

[@Wendywoooo]

Interesting, a bit of a mistake to show a picture of a snowy owl when describing their predators (snowy owls live in the Artic Tundra).

[@CMZneu]

Ahhh yes of course the mighty snowy owl has to consume thousands of bee hummingbird a day to sustain itself, that is if the bald eagles don't eat them all first lol

[@Davywatson121]

I read your post just after I'd posted similarly. Fair play. But to add to the story, the local name of zumzum chito deserves a comment. Whenever I see dragonflies hunting I give them "light-sabres" "zoom-zoom!" and chitos, aren't they lovely little snacks?

[@darryllspalding9680]

in todays episoode of pig ignorant to their sorroundings , from an human point of view, check out these 2+ cnunts! they cant even tell you where milk comesfrom, YET they willingly drink it when its offered from near rekatives of their species? remarkable , in that tgeir rekatives support them.

[@tshaffer9681]

One of Gods feathered jewel's.

[@MIRIAM-bm5sn]

Are you sure that humans should live in this world with them

[@maralonent6257]

All people that think this can leave first 👍

[@hanfeng95]

@@maralonent6257you never know then you end up

[@ava.artemis]

@@maralonent6257except that they’re the ones who would create a world where they, and we, and all species can thrive together…

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

We do. Let's make the most of it

[@Sal-tripin]

no. people are 💩

[@judybraviere2715]

Beautiful little giant. ❤🌻🪷🌺

[@lookingin2309]

We have them in Orlando FL.

[@deborahberger5816]

A hummingbird with a name that sounds like "zoom zoom" is just perfect. (Are you also the voice of Evo Inception?)

[@AceRobo]

Damn that bird is cool. Check out that Ghuellie suit nest full on cammo incognito and perfectly insulated.

[@Naturallystated]

Somehow I am less than convinced by the AI British voice, that the Cuban Hummingbird has much to fear from the artic snowy owl as the AI generated video posits. AI scripts and video editing will end the British accent being associated with truthfulness. David Attenborough weeps.

[@BirdieLearning]

@@Naturallystated the snowy owl was shown for effect although it doesn’t specifically hunt this bird. Also this video isn’t ai generated and has been fact checked as we do all our videos.

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

Excellent content and presentation! ❤

[@bevgordon7619]

Ashy-faced owl !! Not snowy! Wrong photo used here, too. Such beautyfull tiny aerial gems

[@pipmitchell7059]

That's a dinosaur I'd like to meet!

[@ericbabcock846]

Thats s bee mixed with roufus on thumbnail here in phx Az ive seen a bee mixed with lucifers tiny w purple gorget EB

[@agnieszkajasiczek7401]

Beautiful, tiny God's creation ❤.

[@SeeMeRolling]

when i was a kid ppl thought i was ridiculous that i thought birds were related to dinosaurs bc of their similarities

[@moped975]

Ein penetranter Irrtum: Dinos waren nicht die Vorfahren von Vögeln, sondern aufgerichtete Echsen. Deren Skelett ist verhältnismäßig immer zu schwer zum Fliegen. Das der Vögel ist filigraner und ermöglicht erst das besondere Atemsystem der Vögel: gleichzeitig ein- und ausatmen, wie bei einer Doppel-Luftpumpe.

[@MUISHAGGY572]

If the full grown adult is 2 inches the baby is 2 centimeters 😂

[@nuvotion-live]

Coolest animal on the planet

[@kenash88]

"The male approaches her from behind for a few seconds of copulation before flying away, never to be seen again."

[@savasisgoren6398]

🥰

[@sonder3519]

I want to own a giant hummingbird so I can ride it to magnificent adventures and victory!!!....