DO HUMMINGBIRDS HAVE PERSONALITIES?

If I could go back in time to elementary school, this would be my science fair project:

 

 

TITLE:

 

Hummingbirds

 

 

HYPOTHESIS:  Hummingbirds have personalities.

 

 



 

 

 

QUESTIONS:

 

1.   Do hummingbirds express the emotion of fear in the presence of a closely placed camera?

 

2.   Do hummingbirds chirp louder than they hum?

 

3.   Do hummingbirds do impersonations of other animals?

 

4.   If a bug lands on a hummingbird feeder, will a hummingbird pass on the nectar and eat the bug?

 



 

 

MATERIALS:

 

Camera

Tripod

Hummingbird feeder

Bug

 

 

BACKGROUND RESEARCH:

 

None.

 

 

PROCEDURE:

 

Mount a camera on a tripod and place it approximately 6 to 8 inches from a hummingbird feeder.  Step away from the camera while video recording and return after a few minutes to scientifically evaluate the recording.

 

 

 

 



 

 

RESULTS:

 

1.   Hummingbirds are not afraid of closely placed cameras.

 

2.   Hummingbirds chirp louder than they hum.

 

3.   Hummingbirds can do impersonations of crickets.

 

4.   Hummingbirds would rather drink nectar than eat bugs.

 

 

CONCLUSION:

 

Hummingbirds have personalities.

 

 

To view eighty seconds of scientific video proof, click "play" tab below:

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INYznKihjPE