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Hummingbird, Costa Rica

Exhausting to follow and capture an image but such amazing beautiful creatures.

In Costa Rica, there are 53 species of hummingbirds, which are distributed throughout the country, mainly at medium and high elevations.

Their wings move around 60 times per second- they would break your heart trying to photograph them.

These little guys are very smart! - a hummingbird has the largest brain of any bird relative to its body size.

A hummingbirds heart can beat up to 1,200 times per minute.

Hummingbirds’ muscles allow them to reach surprising speeds of 50 to 95 km/h when diving during courtship.

Such little beauties both captivating and exasperating but leave you wanting more of them.

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Uploaded on April 17, 2023