Hovering Hummingbird, Slowed Down

tags: hummingbird, physics, science, surface tension, Keith Johnson, streaming video

A flying hummingbird flaps its wings up to 70 times per second (its heart rate can reach 1,260 beats per minute). This video slows down a flying hummingbird so we can watch how it flies and hovers in front of a hummingbird feeder.

Here's what hummingbirds look like when not slowed down;

This was filmed in British Columbia, Canada. Soundtrack is 'The Orient' by Alex Yiannaras.