6x8 Oil on LIght Walnut
 
Zipping around in every direction (even backward), this nimble ruby-throated hummingbird beats its wings around 53 times per second and his heart races around 1,200 beats per minute.  In calmer times that rate drops to 600 beats per minute (Humans have a resting heart rate of about 72.)  This little creature fly about 25 miles per hour and can zoom even faster when the wind pushes it along.