Hummingbirds are some of the best artists when it comes to flying and recent research has discovered that some of their particular visual abilities help them avoid accidents during flights at high speeds. First of all, their agility is one of the features that helps them travel really fast (about 50 km/h) and make hovering motions over vegetation they want to inspect. To the researchers’ … [Read more...]
The Hovering Ability of Hummingbirds Interrupted by Movement of Other Objects
Hummingbirds have always intrigued us with their incredibly fast flaps of their wings and agility, but recent observation of these birds have shown essential information in this matter. Researchers discovered that the hovering ability of hummingbirds can be easily interrupted by moving objects in their visual field. The hummingbird has the ability to fly in place or hover, much like a … [Read more...]