#Tag · bonfire.cafe

yesterday i learned about the scheming Heliconia species which has a slot machine pay-off way of doing business -- some slots on the flower have extra sugar, most have none, it keeps the hummingbirds hooked on coming back in hopes of a big pay off...same psychology that gets humans hooked on slot machines & lotteries...

see how he spins? he's thinking, "this is the one, I am SO due"

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A hummingbird is spinning in mid-air to approach a colorful heliconia flower. The iridescent blue head contrasts with spread snow white tail feathers -- making the bird identifiable as a White-necked Jacobin. The bird is still young, note the white whisker mark & lack of a white nape. Aracauna Lodge, CO. Nov 2025. Photo by Peachfront

peachfront

@peachfront@toot.community · 2 days ago

see how he spins? he's thinking, "this is the one, I am SO due"

#AnimalBehavior #Hummingbird #Bird #Heliconia #Nature #Psychology #BirdsOfMastodon #Neotropics

peachfront

@peachfront@toot.community · last month

these two crack me up, they posed like they thought they were modeling for the new edition of the Birds of Colombia book, you get front and back views

can you guess the species?

edit -- i'm posting the answer in a separate reply

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