Anne Lamott

My mother's eyes were large and brown, like my son's, but unlike Sam's, they were always frantic, like a hummingbird who can't quite find the flower but keeps jabbing around.

American Author

Richard Preston

Green darners never attack people, but they have been seen bringing down hummingbirds. They are the Bengal tigers of the microworld.

American Writer

Adam West

I don't paint butter dishes, doilies, or hummingbirds in my garden. It's more raw, I suppose. But it always creates a reaction.

American Actor

Rutina Wesley

Every morning, I'm visited by hummingbirds. I think it's nice, but maybe they're planning an attack?

American Actress

Shailene Woodley

I'd like to be like a hummingbird. You see them every now and then. You don't see them everywhere.

Charles Bukowski

My love is a hummingbird sitting that quiet moment on the bough, as the same cat crouches.

Joshua Oppenheimer

I don't drink in the cinema because I have a bladder the size of a hummingbird.

British Director

Tig Notaro

I love devastating movies, documentaries and hummingbirds (yes, in that order).

American Comedian

Jai Rodriguez

Zelda Williams

Hummingbirds' ability to hover is unique among birds, symbolizing agility in English.

Unique Hovering

Hummingbirds are often seen in Native American culture and symbolize joy and healing.

Cultural Icon

They're often called 'jewels' due to their vivid colors, indicating something precious or delightful.

Nature's Jewel

 like a hummingbird. Frighteningly enough, we've observed super dense celestial bodies about the size of a planet that drain energy out of a much bigger star. It would be much too premature to conclude that this is evidence of life in the universe. There are also explanations for these observations

Is there a limit to...

 and admired her from afar. But the goddess’ grandfather was very possessive and would not let the sun god anywhere near his beloved granddaughter. To get past the grandfather, the sun god disguised himself as a hummingbird. As he took a drink of tobacco flower honey,

The myth of the moon...

 but the most amazing concepts are the ones that go right under my feet. The little things in life, sometimes that we forget about, like pollination, that we take for granted. And you can't tell the story about pollinators -- bees, bats, hummingbirds, butterflies --

The hidden beauty of...

 Some hummingbirds employ these aerial fencing techniques to chase off larger birds like hawks and owls. But the most extreme fights are between male hummingbirds competing for flowers and females. Fortunately, these duels are rarely deadly.

The surprising secrets...

 amazing concepts are the ones that go right under my feet the little things in life sometimes that we forget about like pollination that we take for granted and you can tell the story about pollinators bees bats hummingbirds butterflies

 friends, but with the hummingbird feeder, we could get this hummingbird friend. And it's really important for us, for example, when we're here at the balcony reading or having lunch or during a meditation in the morning,

The Hummingbirds of São...

 feed on nectar many many many times during the day if hummingbirds didn't have flowers to feed on they would starve in as little as two hours so next time you need a snack be thankful it's not a life-or-death situation

TIL: Hummingbirds Are...

 time when learning speeches youngsters and learning new slang as adults in Hmong birds though and among animals in general it's a relatively rare phenomenon parrots can do it songbirds can do it and hummingbirds are

Male Hummingbirds Sing...

 being outside counting hummingbirds made for an amazing time with her grandma, and lots of laughter. Other days were special because of the activities that our child life specialist created for her.

Stories from a home for...

 this dependency they need help spreading their pollen using nectar as a bribe the plants ensure many visits from both female hummingbirds and brightly colored