The hummingbird moves their wings about fifty times a second. The feet of the hummingbird are used for perching. For a hummingbird to leave a standing position they only move their wings, no pushing off with their feet. They are so small that their wings can make them mobile. They are the smallest birds only about three inches long.
Most hummingbirds are bright in color.
These birds can be found in every part of America but mostly in the tropics. There are a few in the United States. They migrate along the Gulf Of Mexico about five hundred miles and nest in Mississippi. Hummingbirds eat every ten minutes to keep up with there high metabolism. They eat mainly sugar and as much as two-thirds of their body weight.