Resting En Route
Hummingbirds gather and store their food in a crop, a small pouch at the base of the throat. A perched "resting" hummingbird is moving food from the crop into the stomach and digesting what it has gathered. Hummingbirds perch or rest nearly 80% of their day—but the rest time is still focused toward refueling their small bodies.

"I still have a few mostly young ones like this one, resting on the cedar branch." Michel Rondeau, Sherbrooke, PQ   09/16/14

Image: Michel Rondeau