Slow Motion Hummingbirds 1 HD 720p

Watch the movements of these fascinating little birds up close and slow in Hi Def! Several birds (Anna's Hummingbirds, males and females) are shown at different angles and shutter speeds.

The odd bending and alternating wing movements are just an illusion caused by the camera's high speed shutter... something to do with the CMOS sensor scan rate in conjunction with the shutter movement itself. This strange effect only seems to appear when the shutter speed is cranked way up to 1/1000thsec and 1/2000sec. In reality, the wings really do move in parallel, and are fairly stiff so no detectable bending occurs. Better high speed footage can be seen in the later sequels to this show: Slow Motion Hummingbirds 5 (last half), 6, 7 and 8 (links below)
5: http://www.youtube.com/profile?annotation_id=annotation_576046&user=jcmeg...
6: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=jcmegabyte&annotation_id=annotation_5...
7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6n92WeWDtE
8: http://www.youtube.com/user/jcmegabyte#p/c/DF1D8557B15407C1/1/qzLXYLXPkoE

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[hjones1]

You still have the most amazing, most mesmerizing videos around.

[jcmegabyte]

@hjones1 Thanks a bunch =) I'm glad you're still enjoying them! (although this is an older one)

[11sponge]

lolol if you look close you can see its tounge

[jcmegabyte]

@11sponge Check out the later vids in this series - the extreme slow motion really shows their tongues - and they're super long =) Thanks for stoppoing by!

[Drgonznot]

What was this shot on?



[jcmegabyte]

I used a Canon HF100 HD camcorder to film all these shots. The slowdown is only 1/4 realtime and is done in software during editing. My later shows (SloMo HB 5 and later) use 300fps and faster for some real slow motion action :-)

[thefamousartist7]

That was simply amazing. I feel like I'm being hypnotized by those unbelievably fast wings.... :) Thumbs up!

[jcmegabyte]

Some of the stuff that happens in nature is truly amazing when you slow it down enough to see it... Thanks so much for watching and commenting! :-)

[floodedkyro117]

HOW ARE YOUR WINGS NOT TIRED?????????????

[HummingBirdChannel]

They are indeed just a blur... I have taken some photos using the flash in which the wings were so clear and ghost-like that they look nearly transparent like plastic wrap. =) Thanks for stopping by!

[Irelenefer1988]

Their wings move so fast that they almost look transparent. Anna's Hummingbirds are beautiful.

[EveryWhichWayButStew]

@sexxymama71283 yet you still decided to waste even more of your time with a bullshit pointless comment......