The Flapping Wings
Can you guess what is the smallest bird in this world and how long is the length?
The answer is Hummingbird (no space in between please) and the length is 2 inches long 🙂
Took another flapping wings of the bee.
If only the bee is flying somewhere other than that black patch, I would have a clearer picture of the flapping wings. Not all thing happens to be how we wish them to be.
Took the shots from our recent trip to Avillion, Port Dickson. They have a Lotus pond too. I missed the chance as it was pouring heavily.
aj7 said,
August 7, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
This question was asked over the radio yesterday…double the money thingy. Anyway, I was impressed with the lady cos she could answer the hummingbird’s size. But she lost the next round’s question…how many km is Mt Everest? I was hoping she’d win.
Pink Cotton said,
August 7, 2008 @ 4:26 pm
are they really that small??
so cute lei!
Kyels said,
August 7, 2008 @ 6:56 pm
You are right about the Hummingbird or it’s called the Bee Hummingbird. One of things that I like about this bird is that it flies w/80 wing beats per second which our retina cannot detect this details. Hehe! Amazing, noh?
😀
Donald G.H Tan said,
August 11, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
Hi there,
Yes, this bird regularly visits our garden too and have made a nest before. The actual name is the Sunbird and is very close to the Hummingbird family. We too mistakenly name this as hummers and were corrected by a birder.
You see, (Sadly) there is no Hummingbirds in Asia
The Sunbirds, most common being the Olive-backed, is a fantastic little bugger. He acts, fly and is zippy but does not do ‘extra’ acrobatic air displays like the hummer. This is our favourite in our garden and as I type this, one rascal just tilted some pebbles on our newly erected bird bath and ‘cabutted’ quick, quick!
Will feature our home made bird bath later on our blog site at Birds Talking Too.
The Ruby throated Hummingbird is the most beautiful hummer as voted by Wild Bird Magazine (May/June 2008) issue. Next is the Anna’s.
Cheers and Regards
Donald G.H Tan
Klang
Binky said,
August 14, 2008 @ 12:56 am
I don’t know much about Malaysian birds, but usually, a hummer’s bill is longer than this. I have a hummer feeder in my backyard, and I managed to capture their pictures recently and posted in my blog: http://binkyblogging.blogspot.com/2008/08/backyard-birds-part-1-of-2.html