Hummers rest often throughout the day, perched on stems or wires or branches, to digest their food. While much of the energy from each meal is used to find and eat another meal, some of that energy is saved and stored as fat to help a hummer survive the night. Hummingbirds roost in trees at night, close to the trunk. They simply do not understand bird houses or other artificial shelters, so you won't find them there!
"It's 6:45 p.m. and she's in the hemlock. Maybe she's staying the night." Cheryl K. in Zionsville, IN 10/14/14
Amy Evoniuk, Newburgh, IN
