TIL the hummingbird brain is 4.2% of its body weight, twice higher than the human brain at only 2% proportionally.They remember well their migration routes, and the yard and flowers they visited the previous year. Some consider them sacred, and in mythology they are healers helping people in need.

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1. My great grandfather would say they are good omens of the spirits , so when they’re around your house it’s sort of a positive sign from the gods, spiritual energy. They help flower other plants like bees. He was a farmer in the Caribbean, I assume it’s a mix of Natives mythology and the African spiritual beliefs which are prevalent in the culture.

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