Some videos we share are heartwarming enough to bring a tear to your eye, whilst others are absolutely hilarious. But today, we’re bringing over a totally different kind of video: a relaxing one! With the stresses of the coronavirus and returning to work as the world begins to wake up again, we thought that there was no better video to share with you all than one that will allow you to just chill out and take a minute to breathe (well, 48 seconds, to be precise).
So here we have for you, a video of a hummingbird pool party.
Which, although sounds like a pretty wild time, is actually a great video for calming the senses and relaxing the mind. The trickle of water is enough to send us off to sleep, and the only problem that we can take from this video is that it’s too short!
The video was shared onto YouTube by wildlife photographer wildwingsla with the caption:
“A record 30 hummingbirds bathe together at one time during this morning’s wash! You’d never know they will be harassing each other in five minutes’ time…”
As soon as it was posted it received a lot of love, with over 7.8 million views as well as 194k likes and a staggering 9k comments!
The video shows the hummingbirds all having a great time in their birdbath, washing their feathers and fluttering around with their humming wings.
Comically, the video looks similar to a mother’s meeting, and the birds seem to be happily enjoying each other’s company – though according to the caption, the harmony didn’t last for long!
The video is so peaceful and relaxing, and viewers took to the comments to share their love for the clip, with one person writing:
“You’ve made a little paradise that’s made dozens of tiny lives happier, good on you my man.”
Another user said:
“Wish this was longer. I could watch this for quite a while.”
Another added:
“This has to be a world record or something. I have never seen more than 2 hummingbirds in 1 place.”
He makes a good point!
With the birds sharing such a peaceful and relaxed bath together, you may be wondering what the harassment was that the photographer was talking about!
Well apparently, these birds get pretty excited over nectar feeders, and Wildwingsla decided to create his own for some local hummingbirds.
He filmed a video of the birds arriving for their early morning nectar feed, and we think ‘harassing’ sums up their activity pretty well! The wildlife photographer captioned his video:
“This 30-second video compresses 5 minutes of hummingbirds enjoying their mid-morning nectar. Allen’s, Anna’s and Black-chinned Hummingbirds are represented, along with a female Hooded Oriole who tries to muscle in on the festivity.”
It’s truly fascinating to see these birds up close in their natural habitat!
There are so many birds approaching the feeders that they become just a blur in the time-lapse. It’s amazing to see just how much this photographer is doing for the wild animals in the area! It’s well and truly inspired us to feed the birds in our own garden. Watch the incredible video below.
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