When you're trying to be accurate

I want my stories to feel real when it comes to forests and mountains and animals. 

I was looking for something that one character could point out to another, to help them realize how beautiful the forest is. I landed on a display that hummingbirds do, which involves a high-speed dive out of the sky. I started writing it, and it felt perfect. Then I realized that male hummingbirds do that to show off to the females. They wouldn't be doing that in autumn, well after the nesting season....

So, back to square one. It would help if I'd ever actually gotten to walk through those forests. Hopefully soon. During the right season...