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They used a custom LED device to display two different colors on circular surfaces next to hummingbird feeders. One feeder would contain a reward, like sugar water, while the other contained just ...

“Hummingbirds are perfect for studying color vision in the ... The tube beside the sugar water emitted one color, while the one next to the plain water emitted a different color. The researchers ...

"It was thrilling to watch hummingbirds learn to discriminate two different colors, such as ultraviolet plus green and green, respectively, that appeared identical to us," said study lead author ...

If you want to attract more hummingbirds to your yard, the key is adding plenty of colorful, low-maintenance flowering plants ...

The discovery suggests that hybrids may contribute to the rainbow of colors that appear in different hummingbirds. “Based on the speed of color evolution seen in hummingbirds, we calculated it ...

"Personally, it was thrilling to watch hummingbirds learn to discriminate two different colors -- such as UV+green and green, respectively -- that appeared identical to us." Most perceptual ...

Hummingbirds are tiny gems in our gardens. These minute birds hover almost magically and fill our gardens with iridescent ...

But they conceal another talent, too: seeing colors that human eyes ... the visible light version. To the hummingbirds, the two LEDs would look completely different. The team tracked around ...

The study shows that, “through hummingbird eyes, the world might look totally different to what we see.” Color vision helps animals select their food and mates and avoid predators. Bees ...

what looks like a vibrant flower to us could be a completely different color to a hummingbird. This could indicate that the ability to perceive nonspectral colors may be a critical for ...