Birds That I See

These little gremlins are actually so fucking metal. They beat each other up when trying to defend bird feeders that they like, their metabolism burns through energy so quickly that they need to enter a state of torpor to even be able to *survive* overnight, and they make daredevil dives that can reach velocities of about 27.3m/s -- about 385 of their own body length per second -- as *courtship displays*. AND they're small, round, fluffy and cute! These birds are so cool.

I have only seen one of these ONCE. I want to see one again.