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BirdNote® /Hummingbirds See Red
Hummingbirds are attracted to red but researchers have found it’s not just color that attracts them to flowers. A female Xantus Hummingbird.
Hummingbirds’ eyes are designed to attract them to shades of red to yellow. As Michael Stein of BirdNote® reports, the birds preference for red is not the only reason they zoom in on a particular food.(Photo: © Tom Grey)