Approaching the fountain
Getting the first dip
Cooling off his feet
Spreading tail feathers
Splashing around
How does a hummingbird wash its face?
Getting wetter
A bit more wing action
Washing the top of his head
A wet belly is a clean belly
Washing chin while splashing
No, the bird isn’t “playing dead”. This position lasted less than a second
This could be called “bathing inverted”
Almost done
I don’t know where they sleep. Presumably, perched high in a tree, safe from predators. I only see them after they awake, flitting from flower to flower and disputing territorial issues with other hummingbirds.
After breakfast, many of them enjoy a nice bath. They wash their bellies, splash water all over, wash their face and head.
After the bath, they fly up to a nearby tree and carefully arrange their wet feathers. Then it’s back to nectar and territorial issues, with a bit of perching and squeaking in between.