January 6, 2024

I am a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird

In wintertime when the days get shorter 

If I can't find enough food to keep my temperature up

To conserve energy, I'll go into a hypothermic torpor.

Location: Colorado Springs 

Date originally taken: August 23, 2010

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-tailed_Hummingbird/lifehistory

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson