After migrating to warmer climates for the winter, hummingbirds have returned to Charlotte and recently were spotted in front of Charlotte Nature Museum.

Director Marvin Bouknight used a slow-motion camera to capture the hummingbird featured below as it approached a feeder.

Want to feed the hummingbirds in your backyard?

Make a nectar with 4 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar. Use only white table sugar (granulated sugar). Do not use powdered sugar, honey, molasses, or other sweeteners. Red food coloring is not necessary to add to nectar. Research has shown that red nectar solutions do not increase the chances of hummingbirds finding the nectar.

If you boil your water, boil it before adding the sugar. Make sure it has cooled to room temperature before filling your feeders. Remember to change your nectar every 3-5 days to keep from spoiling and keep your feeders clean.

Check out these fun hummingbird facts:

• They beat their wings an average of 50 times per second and can fly 30-60 miles per hour.
• Due to their extremely high metabolism, they must feed frequently, often visiting more than 1000 flowers a day.
• A hummingbird is omnivorous. In addition to nectar, they eat small, soft-bodied insects, including spiders.
• Contrary to popular belief, when a hummingbird migrates, it does not catch a ride on larger birds.
• A hummingbird’s life span is 3-5 years.
• An adult hummingbird has over 900 feathers.
• Scientists have finally discovered how a hummingbird gets nectar from a flower, but still don’t know how they swallow!