The first 45 seconds (0:08-0:45) of this slo-mo clip, borrowed from a TED
lecture on pollinators, brilliantly captures hummingbird (spp.) behaviors
that are too difficult to see first hand <
http://www.youtube.com/v/xHkq1edcbk4?version=3****>.


Watch how both predator-prey (0:35-0:45) spin in circles, all while flying
right-side up, up-side down, or side ways. Is the predator mimicking the
prey's movements or are these normal hunting tactics for hummers? (Is there
an alternative explanation?)


G.B.!

Candace Cornell

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