National Hummingbird Day Sep 2, 2023

National Hummingbird Day

It"s National Hummingbird Day, a day to celebrate these tiny wonders. Their colorful plumage and ability to hover mid-air make them particularly eye-catching. The rapid flapping of their wings—an average of 53 times a second—creates their trademark humming sound and works up quite an appetite: These little birdies can feed every 10–15 minutes! Today"s homepage star is an Allen"s hummingbird, which grows to about 3.5 inches in length and is found along the west coast of North America, most commonly in California. National Hummingbird Day aims to boost the preservation of these mini marvels, by protecting them and their habitat.

© mallardg500/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

High achievers
3 Sep 2024Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA
3 Sep 2025St Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Whos snoozing?
20 Mar 2025Spring equinox
19 Jun 2025Cinque Torri, Dolomites, Italy
1 Jun 2025World Reef Awareness Day
27 May 2024Hay Festival
22 Jul 2025Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
22 Aug 2024Ocean City, Maryland, USA
15 Dec 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
21 Aug 2024Wolf Island, Galápagos, Ecuador
Warm light through an ancient forest
14 Feb 2024Valentines Day
14 Jul 2024Burrowing owl chicks
29 Jan 2026Milwaukee City Hall, Wisconsin, United States
29 Sep 2023Castell Coch, Wales
See-through cephalopod
20 Aug 2024Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
12 Aug 2024World Elephant Day
18 Jun 2024Snæfellsnes, Iceland
2 Aug 2024Virgin Islands National Park, USA
23 Aug 2024Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
30 Jan 2025Rolands Breach, Spain
14 Dec 2024Christmas Bird Count turns 125
4 Nov 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
9 Nov 2025Remembrance Sunday
In a world of their own
6 Mar 2025Bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, United States
22 Apr 2025Earth Day
23 May 2025World Turtle Day
20 Sep 2023Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
25 Jul 2025Colourful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain