Sample images of what we can see with thermal imaging

It would be very beneficial to have funding for Erich and his team to pursue these studies at Loyola Marymount University, since they are able to track birds to their nests and can explore how these little birds, that normally are so active, might be "shutting themselves down" during nightly torpor.  Support for Erich's project will also provide him with his very own thermal imaging system, which would be a great piece of equipment for his future studies and research once he completes this research project.

Below are a few thermal videos and images obtained in the Tattersall Lab in Canada on different hummingbird species.  We have been able to capture some stunning images and videos of active hummingbirds, because of their regular attendance at feeders.  

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 A ruby-throated hummingbird rescued in my lab back in 2004, shown with a thermal imaging camera. A thermal image of a hummingbird feeding. The region around the eye is the warmest part of the surface temperature and can be used in our research to quickly estimate body temperature in torpor.