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Hummingbirds have excellent colour vision
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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Hummingbirds have excellentcolour vision, because that enables themto spot brightly...

Hummingbirds have excellent
colour vision, because that enables them
to spot brightly coloured flowers, which contains the nectar
on which they feed

Full Transcript

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Hummingbirds have excellent colour vision,
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because that enables them to spot brightly coloured flowers,
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which contains the nectar on which they feed.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:12
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Humble Bee Films,SeaLight Pictures

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Movie Summary

Exploring the many ways animals use colour throughout their lives.
S01 • E02 These mountains are home to a particular kind of grouse - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
These mountains are home to a particular kind of grouse
S01 • E02 Their mottled brown feathers make them inconspicuous - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Their mottled brown feathers make them inconspicuous
S01 • E01 So, this artificial feeder is a big success. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
So, this artificial feeder is a big success.
S01 • E01 Brightly coloured down here - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Brightly coloured down here
S01 • E02 But, in winter, these mountains are hard places in which to live. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
But, in winter, these mountains are hard places in which to ...
S01 • E02 Temperatures drop, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Temperatures drop,
S01 • E01 But hummingbirds also use their ability to see colour - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
But hummingbirds also use their ability to see colour
S01 • E02 Most birds by now have gone south to warmer parts of the world. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Most birds by now have gone south to warmer parts of the wor...
S01 • E01 Most species live in South America, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Most species live in South America,
S01 • E02 When winter comes, they undergo the most extraordinary change. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
When winter comes, they undergo the most extraordinary chang...
S01 • E02 They replace their brown feathers with pure white ones. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
They replace their brown feathers with pure white ones.
S01 • E01 A few, however, have spread northwards - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
A few, however, have spread northwards
S01 • E02 They do so for a simple reason - - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
They do so for a simple reason -
S01 • E01 In this vastness, it's hard to get noticed. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
In this vastness, it's hard to get noticed.
S01 • E01 Especially if you are a small hummingbird looking for a mate. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Especially if you are a small hummingbird looking for a mate...
S01 • E02 This open habitat makes the ptarmigan - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
This open habitat makes the ptarmigan
S01 • E02 Now they are invisible even to a keen-eyed eagle. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Now they are invisible even to a keen-eyed eagle.
S01 • E01 But this male Costa's hummingbird uses his colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
But this male Costa's hummingbird uses his colours
S01 • E02 Ptarmigan are not the only animals to use this disappearing act. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Ptarmigan are not the only animals to use this disappearing ...
S01 • E01 Out in the open, flashy colours can attract unwanted attention, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
Out in the open, flashy colours can attract unwanted attenti...