A Mighty Flier

If you ever see a hummingbird in flight, you may have a difficult time seeing the wings. They would look blurry. Why?

In which countries do bee hummingbirds live?

If a bee hummingbird weighed 2 grams, about how many grams of liquid would it drink in a day? Use your math skills to figure out the answer. Show your work in the space below.

What do hummingbirds drink?

• pollen

• flowers

• insects

• nectar

The bee hummingbird is about as large as....

• a flea

• a bee

• a dragonfly

• a sparrow

How do hummingbirds help flowering plants?

• They give the flowering plants energy.

• They help flowering plants make seeds and reproduce.

• They build their nests in flowering plants.

• They eat the dead parts of flowering plants.