Swordbill hummingbird in flight

You probably know that hummingbirds beat their wings dozens of times per second to hang in midair while drinking nectar from flowers and feeders. But have you ever seen how it really works?

With a high-speed camera, I was able to capture a sword-billed hummingbird in flight, drinking from a flower in the montane forests of Ecuador.

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