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Fluffing for Warmth
Many observers wrote of their worry that hummers were still there despite colder nights, dropping temps, frost or even light snow! Fluffing out their feathers provides good insulation against cold. A warm breakfast is a big help on cold mornings.

"Forty degrees and and this poor little guy looks so cold. He's all puffed up to keep warm."      Brenda in Hudson Lake, IN 10/03//14

Hummingbird with feathers fluffed on cold day

Amy Evoniuk in Newburgh, IN 10/4/14