ManyBirds
featuring Hummingbirds
Presenting 27 species, 15 of which occur in the United States. Most of the species were slowed 5x, except the Violet Sabrewing, 7-second Forked-tailed, and 11-second Broad-tailed clips which were slowed 25x. Most of the clips were shot at shutter speeds between 1/1000 to 1/2000 to improve slow-motion play, and all sound was removed for slow-motion playback. Please e-mail flower ID suggestions.
ALL SLOW MOTION VIDEO CLIPS
29 sWedge-tailed Sabrewing  adult male stretching wings on singing perch at El Cielo, Tamaulipas México
18 sWedge-tailed Sabrewing  adult male stretching wings on singing perch at El Cielo, Tamaulipas México
19 sWedge-tailed Sabrewing  adult male sitting and calling at El Cielo, Tamaulipas México (not audible in slow motion)
18 sRufous Sabrewing  adult perched, ruffling feathers, and feeding at a banana flower in Guatemala (Guide: Jason Berry)
17 sViolet Sabrewing  adult male taking flight in poor light in Guatemala (Guide: Jason Berry)
28 sGreen Violet-ear  adult male singing in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
11 sGreen Violet-ear  adult male sitting in Bexar County, Texas (discovered by Tim and Carla Stone at their residence)
32 sGreen Violet-ear  adult male sitting in Bexar County, Texas (discovered by Tim and Carla Stone at their residence)
40 sGreen Violet-ear  adult male at feeder with a Black-chinned Hummingbird in Bexar County, Texas (discovered by Tim and Carla Stone at their residence)
36 sGreen Violet-ear  adult male at feeder in Bexar County, Texas (discovered by Tim and Carla Stone at their residence)
9 sGreen-breasted Mango  adult male flying to feeder, feeding, and flying away in McAllen, Texas (discovered by Frank Favre at his residence)
61 sGreen-breasted Mango  adult male stretching wings and spreading its tail twice in McAllen, Texas (discovered by Frank Favre at his residence)
20 sGreen-breasted Mango  adult male at feeder and hovering above it in McAllen, Texas (discovered by Frank Favre at his residence)
12 sGreen-breasted Mango  adult male perched and looking around in McAllen, Texas (discovered by Frank Favre at his residence)
8 sGreen-breasted Mango  adult male perched and looking down in McAllen, Texas (discovered by Frank Favre at his residence)
19 sGreen-breasted Mango  adult male perched and looking around in McAllen, Texas (discovered by Frank Favre at his residence)
69 sEmerald-chinned Hummingbird  adult male feeding at yellow blooms in Guatemala (Guide: Jason Berry)
35 sFork-tailed Emerald  adult male raising its wing in Quintana Roo México
7 sFork-tailed Emerald  adult female sitting in Yucatán México
12 sFork-tailed Emerald  adult male sitting and looking around in Yucatán México
43 sCozumel Emerald  adult female watching for an owl in Quintana Roo México (watch for the Rose-throated Tanager )
8 sDusky Hummingbird  adult sitting near nest in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
64 sBroad-billed Hummingbird  immature male (discovered by John Conover at Barbara & Michael Gauthier residence)
103 sWhite-eared Hummingbird  adult male landing on branch and feeding at shrimp plant flowers in Guatemala (Guide: Jason Berry)
56 sWhite-eared Hummingbird  adult male perched, scratching, and twitching its tail, then feeding at Penstemons in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
96 sAzure-crowned Hummingbird  adult stretching and feeding at turk's cap (Malvaviscus) flowers in Guatemala (Guide: Jason Berry)
29 sBerylline Hummingbird  adult appearing after a Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) at a tiger lily in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
10 sBerylline Hummingbird  adult perched at nest about 15 meters high in forest (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
42 sBerylline Hummingbird  adult sitting and then preening after bathing in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
9 sCinnamon Hummingbird  adult sitting in Guatemala (Guide: Jason Berry)
16 sBuff-bellied Hummingbird  adult male? at a feeder in Lafayette, Louisiana
16 sBuff-bellied Hummingbird  adult male sitting and calling in Quintana Roo México (not audible in slow motion)
65 sBlue-throated Hummingbird  adult female feeding at a Harvard Agave (Agave havardiana) in Big Bend National Park, Texas
67 sBlue-throated Hummingbird  adult male feeding at a Harvard Agave (Agave havardiana) in Big Bend National Park, Texas
79 sBlue-throated Hummingbird  adult female feeding both babies in nest under a cabana roof in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
23 sBlue-throated Hummingbird  adult female feeding at Penstemons in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
29 sGreen-throated Mountain-gem  adult perched and feeding at yellow blooms in Guatemala (Guide: Jason Berry)
65 sGarnet-throated Hummingbird  adult female with pinkish throat hovering and feeding at penstemons in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
80 sGarnet-throated Hummingbird  adult male with garnet throat feeding at non-native flowers in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
14 sGarnet-throated Hummingbird  adult male flying off perch and then returning (revealing braking effect of wings) in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
82 sMagnificent Hummingbird  adult male feeding at banana and iris flowers in Guatemala (Guide: Jason Berry)
16 sMagnificent Hummingbird  immature male feeding at non-native flowers in Oaxaca, México (Guide: Manual Grosselet)
105 sSlender Sheartail  adult male visiting low flowers in Guatemala (Guide: Jason Berry)
72 sLucifer Hummingbird  adult male feeding at a Harvard Agave (Agave havardiana) in Big Bend National Park, Texas
43 sRuby-throated Hummingbird  adult females at feeder in Louisiana (Carol Lynn residence)
34 sRuby-throated Hummingbird  adult male at a feeder in Louisiana (Steve Cardiff - Donna Dittmann residence)
61 sRuby-throated Hummingbird  adult males and females at a feeder in South Llano River State Park, Texas
52 sRuby-throated Hummingbird  adult male feeding at Salvia flowers in High Island, Texas
18 sBlack-chinned Hummingbird  adult male changing perches near Chinati Springs Resort, Texas
51 sBlack-chinned Hummingbird  adult males and females at a feeder in Lost Maples State Park, Texas
15 sBlack-chinned Hummingbird  adult female sitting on its nest in Olmos Park, San Antonio, Texas
26 sBlack-chinned Hummingbird  adult male at yellow buckeye flowers in Crown Ridge Natural Area, San Antonio, Texas
9 sBlack-chinned Hummingbird  adult male at yellow buckeye flowers in Crown Ridge Natural Area, San Antonio, Texas
11 sBlack-chinned Hummingbird  adult male at yellow buckeye flowers in Crown Ridge Natural Area, San Antonio, Texas
29 sBlack-chinned Hummingbird  adult male at Salvia flowers in Crown Ridge Natural Area, San Antonio, Texas
23 sBlack-chinned Hummingbird  adult male and a bee fly at Salvia flowers in Crown Ridge Natural Area, San Antonio, Texas
30 sCosta's Hummingbird  adult female feeding and sitting at flowering shrub in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
30 sCosta's Hummingbird  adult female feeding and sitting at flowering shrub in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
32 sCalliope Hummingbird  male? at feeder in Louisiana (Steve Cardiff - Donna Dittmann residence)
8 sCalliope Hummingbird  male? at feeder in Louisiana (Steve Cardiff - Donna Dittmann residence)
17 sCalliope Hummingbird  male? stretching on perch in Louisiana (Steve Cardiff - Donna Dittmann residence)
11 sBroad-tailed Hummingbird  adult male chasing adult male in Guadalupe National Park, Texas
12 sBroad-tailed Hummingbird  adult male stretching wings and tail in Guadalupe National Park, Texas (note the white tail tips, a female trait)
45 sBroad-tailed Hummingbird  adult males and and an adult female at a feeder in Guadalupe National Park, Texas (see notch on male's 4th tail feather from outside)
66 sRufous Hummingbird  adult male at feeder in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (courtesy of Michael Seymour family)
24 sRufous Hummingbird  adult female stretching wings and tail along Zeeland Ave in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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