What is the value of hummingbird banding?
Researchers licensed by the federal government and in most cases the pertinent state authorities study hummingbirds simply because we need to know more about them. Sounds too simple, doesn’t it? Naturalists and biologists (the two are often interchangeable) believe that in order to be good stewards of our planet, we must understand the relationships animals have with ourselves and each other. Relatively little is known about hummingbirds, and studying them and their relationship with their environment allows us to see into that window. It’s certainly not curing cancer, but natural science projects (like the study of hummingbirds) still provide us with important answers that make our lives, and hopefully the lives of the animals with which we share this planet, a little more tolerable. And it’s fascinating stuff, too! Banding hummingbirds — applying an extremely light-weight, very tiny, paper thin, uniquely numbered aluminum band around one leg — helps specially trained and licensed r
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