Researchers have finally unravelled the unique strategies hummingbirds use to fly through small gaps while being unable to pull their wings in by nature. Most small bird species that feed on fruit, ...

Researchers observed hummingbirds using 12 high-speed cameras, 6 pressure plates and 2176 microphones. The soft and complex feathered wings generate sound in a fashion similar to how the simpler wings ...

Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking sugar water from a fake flower. Credit: Lentink Lab / Stanford University. Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking ...

Imagine seeing a hummingbird for the first time. Hold it in your mind that you have passed your life on one of those less-fortunate continents like Europe or Asia, two old worlds equally devoid of ...

High-speed cameras have revealed how hummingbirds negotiate their way through tiny gaps while in flight, which happens much too quickly for the human eye to properly see. The findings could inform new ...

Photographer’s description: “This Anna’s hummingbird was getting a drink from a small fountain in my backyard. I happened to capture it mid-drop. Camera was a Nikon Z8 with an 800 mm lens, ISO 3600, 1 ...

As I walked across the meadow I heard the familiar buzz of hummingbird wings. I stopped when a female hummingbird hovered two feet in front of my face, peering at me. More precisely, she was ...

The hummingbird is named after its pleasant humming sound when it hovers in front of flowers to feed. But only now has it become clear how the wing generates the hummingbird's namesake sound when it ...