{"id":31417,"date":"2016-06-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/photo-blog-the-hummingbird-in-pictures-fun-facts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:39:22","slug":"photo-blog-the-hummingbird-in-pictures-fun-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/en\/photo-blog-the-hummingbird-in-pictures-fun-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"All about the hummingbird & fun facts about this special bird"},"content":{"rendered":"

About 1,900 bird species live in Colombia, compared to 500 in the Netherlands. That is the largest number in the world and more than Europe and North America combined. One of the most famous bird species found in Colombia and not in Europe is the hummingbird. When I traveled to the village of San Francisco<\/strong><\/a>, near Bogot\u00e1, I visited a hummingbird garden where I got to enjoy this natural wonder. I shot 500 photos and learned a lot of new things about this special bird. In this article you will find a selection of the most beautiful photos of different species of hummingbirds and lots of fun facts about my favorite bird.<\/strong> Let’s go!<\/p>\n

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The hummingbird: a speedy bird<\/h2>\n
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The hummingbird forces huge amounts of nectar from flowers with its long beak. They desperately need that energy to stay aloft with their very fast wingbeats of 60 to 90 beats per second.<\/p>\n

Because of this speed, the hummingbird is the only bird that can also fly backwards. They can even fly straight up and down, which is why they are sometimes called the helicopter among birds.<\/p>\n

During a diving flight, the hummingbird can travel 385 times its own body length per second. Just for comparison, a jet fighter achieves “only” 150 times. How special!<\/p>\n\n\t\t