Do Hummingbirds Return to the Same Place Every Year?

Undeniably the most delicate of bird types in the bird world, for some people, hummingbirds are also the rarest of bird visitors to the yard or garden.

However, for those fortunate to have had the pleasure of receiving these beautiful feathered creatures

Though it may not come as too much of a surprise to the people they visit, experts have confirmed that many hummingbirds do in indeed return to the same bird feeders

Yet, what’s more fascinating is that they will often head back to those exact same places they initially stopped at and in many cases will arrive back at them on the very same date!

Though the findings have been proven, the exact reasoning as to precisely why hummingbirds have this ability to return is still a work in progress!

Considering that hummingbirds, like many of other bird types, have a minuscule brain, their ability to perform such a spectacular navigation ritual still continues to baffle many!

There are a couple of things scientists believe happen when a hummingbird returns to the same place every year. 

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