Where Do Hummingbirds Sleep at Night

Most of the time, hummingbirds spend the night on a branch out of the wind. In the winter, they can also go into torpor, a deep sleep-like state. 

They act strangely at night when it’s cold, but sometimes they become drowsy during the day. 

A woman from Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, asks, “Is that how they sleep?”Even though it’s not how they normally sleep, hummingbirds do it sometimes. 

The metabolism of these little birds is so fast that they might use up all of their energy while they sleep. 

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they might enter a state called torpor, in which their breathing, heartbeat, and other body processes slow down a lot.  

Their toes close up tight around their perch as they fall asleep. But if the perch is very smooth, they might slip and fall head first 

Even though it looks scary, the bird can usually get back up on its feet when it wakes up. If you look closely, you might even see one hanging upside down from a feeder. 

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