Anna's hummingbird at flower (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Anna's hummingbird at flower

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An Anna's Hummingbird sipping from a California Fuchsia. A new study suggests that hummingbirds are accustomed to ingesting small amounts of alcohol from natural sources, such as nectar. It's unclear whether ethanol attracts them, however.

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Víctor M. Ortega Jiménez

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