Imagine you're a male hummingbird making your journey north to your breeding grounds. Your instincts urge you to do one thing: Set up a territory! What would you look for? How would you behave?

Researchers who band birds have proven that hummingbirds often return
to the same areas — and even the same feeders — year after year.
Photo: Laura Erickson

 

 

 

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