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Wikipedia: Hummingbirds are birds comprising the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, and include the smallest extant bird species, the Bee Hummingbirds. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–90 times per second (depending on the species).
![[A hummingbird hovering in mid-air]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_Aerodynamics_of_flight_s.jpg "A hummingbird hovering in mid-air")
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![[Aerial photograph of hummingbird image as part of Nazca Lines in Peru]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Nazca_colibri_s.jpg "Aerial photograph of hummingbird image as part of Nazca Lines in Peru")
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 from Dan Pancamo |
 from BjarteSorensen |
![[A male Costa's Hummingbird, showing its plumage to good effect]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_1_s.jpg "A male Costa's Hummingbird, showing its plumage to good effect")
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![[Green Violet-ear]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/L30greenviolet_s.jpg "Green Violet-ear")
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 from Raulbot |
from Jimfbleak |
![[Purple-throated carib feeding at a flower]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Purple_throated_carib_hummingbird_feeding_s.jpg "Purple-throated carib feeding at a flower")
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![[[[AeroVironment Nano Hummingbird]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Nano_Hummingbird_s.jpg "[[AeroVironment Nano Hummingbird")
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from Charlesjsharp |
from :en:DARPA |
![[Hummingbird at Crocosmia]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_among_and_Crocosmia_s.jpg "Hummingbird at Crocosmia")
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![[A hummingbird feeder with red nectar]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/HummingbirdFeeder_s.jpg "A hummingbird feeder with red nectar")
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from Magnus_Manske |
from Chrishibbard7 |
![[Hummingbird feather]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_feather_s.jpg "Hummingbird feather")
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![[Hummingbird nest with two chicks in Santa Monica, California]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_nest_with_two_chicks_in_Santa_Monica_2C_CA_Photo_taken_June_26_2C_2006_s.jpg "Hummingbird nest with two chicks in Santa Monica, California")
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from Mila Zinkova |
from Paolo*torino |
![[Hummingbird among Crocosmia]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Humming_flowers_s.jpg "Hummingbird among Crocosmia")
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![[hummingbird among flowers]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/IMG_5355hum_flow_s.jpg "hummingbird among flowers")
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from Mila Zinkova |
from Mila Zinkova |
![[hummingbird among flowers]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/IMG_42371h_s.jpg "hummingbird among flowers")
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![[hummingbird among flowers]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Humming_ggp_s.jpg "hummingbird among flowers")
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from Mila Zinkova |
from Mila Zinkova |
![[Calypte anna perched]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_Calypte_anna_in_ggp_15n_s.jpg "Calypte anna perched")
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![[[[Personal grooming]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_in_ggp_23_s.jpg "[[Personal grooming")
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from Mila Zinkova |
from Mila Zinkova |
![[Hummingbird nesting on a rubber-covered hook]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/HummingBirdHookNest_s.jpg "Hummingbird nesting on a rubber-covered hook")
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![[Hummingbird and honey bee to compare the sizes]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_and_a_hiney_bee_s.jpg "Hummingbird and honey bee to compare the sizes")
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from Daedalus969 |
from Mila Zinkova |
![[Anna's Hummingbird attacking a much larger Song Sparrow]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_is_attacking_a_much_bigger_bird_s.jpg "Anna's Hummingbird attacking a much larger Song Sparrow")
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![[The size of a hummingbird]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_and_his_flower11_s.jpg "The size of a hummingbird")
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from Mila Zinkova |
from Mila Zinkova |
![[Male Magnificent Hummingbird]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Eugenes_fulgens_001_s.jpg "Male Magnificent Hummingbird")
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![[Hummingbird feeding in winter]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/2008_1227_k10_Hummingbird_s.jpg "Hummingbird feeding in winter")
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from Mdf |
from TheJohnz |
![[Hummingbirds will either hover or perch to feed]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Humm7_s.jpg "Hummingbirds will either hover or perch to feed")
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![[Hummingbird (Trochilidae)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Haeckel_Trochilidae_s.jpg "Hummingbird (Trochilidae)")
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from Magialuna |
from Ragesoss |
![[two males fighting]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbirds_fighting_s.jpg "two males fighting")
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![[Anna's Hummingbird ,Calypte anna performs Personal grooming.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hummingbird_in_ggp_24_s.jpg "Anna's Hummingbird ,Calypte anna performs Personal grooming.")
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from Mila Zinkova |
from Mila Zinkova |
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