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Watch this Squamish hummingbird weather the cold and wind (Video)

Local birder Chris Dale captured this video of an Anna's hummingbird today, Dec. 26. 

While the weather today in Squamish may have been cold and windy for humans, imagine what it felt like for tiny hummingbirds? 

Local birder Chris Dale captured this video of an Anna's hummingbird today, Dec. 26. 

These tiny birds are about 10 cm in length and weigh three to six grams. 

Sunday, the temperature dipped to -10 C in Squamish. With gusts of 60 km/h, the wind chill made it feel like -19 C. 

Here's more about Anna's hummingbirds. 

The SPCA has excellent tips on feeding hummingbirds in winter.


 

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