Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air: Web-Exclusive Video: Behind the Scenes
Filmmaker Ann Prum describes the breakthrough science and technologies that allowed her and the crew to reveal incredible new insights about hummingbirds.

Filmmaker Ann Prum describes the breakthrough science and technologies that allowed her and the crew to reveal incredible new insights about hummingbirds.
Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest creatures on the planet. Watch the full episode now.
Biologist Doug Altshuler has turned his lab into a kind of hummingbird training center.
These tiny marvels dazzle and delight bird watchers all over the world, and NATURE reveals their stunning abilities as they have never been seen before.
This lesson, using video from NATURE's Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air, is comprised of four mini-lesson plans – each designed to be completed in one class period – introducing and explaining four different concepts found in the high school physics curriculum.
These video clips from the episode, Hummingbirds: Magic In the Air can be used in the classroom to introduce and explain four different concepts found in the high school physics curriculum.
Join us online after the broadcast on Sunday, January 10 for a live chat with filmmaker Ann Prum.
Check out some of the locations that filmmaker Ann Prum visited during the making of Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air.
Check out this high-speed video footage of hummingbirds catching insects, which provide protein in their diet.
Think you know your stuff? Watch the episode, then try to identify all 46 species pictured, and you could win a copy of Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air on DVD.
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