Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Female

            Cuba
March
2006
Bee Hummingbird - the smallest bird in the world. Males of the bee hummingbird living on Cuba and on Isla de la Juventud, weigh 1,6g, and their length is 5,7cm, Half of length make a tail and a beak. Females are a bit larger
 They fly extremely fast - up to 80 km/h.  80 wingbeats  a second. At rest the heart of the hummingbird usually works with frequency of 500 beats in a minute, and during physical activity of 1200 and more beats in a minute. The maximum life expectancy of the hummingbird is 8 years. They eat every ten minutes.
   

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Taken in: Cuba / Pinar del Rio (show map)

Taken on: March 14, 2006

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Bee

Hummingbird

helenae

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Sets appears in: • Birds of Cuba

Camera: NIKON E995, f/4.3, 1/44 sec, 23.6mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON E995
Aperture:	f/4.3
Exposure Time:	0.023 sec (1/44)
Focal Length:	23.6mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Partial
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
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