RESOURCES ON HUMMINGBIRD BIOLOGY
- Altshuler Lab Hummingbird Research at the University of British Columbia
- Birds of the World website by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Listening to the Earth: Hummingbirds
- Forbes.com: The evolution of flight maneuvers in hummingbirds: new research reveals the secrets of their agility
- CBC News British Columbia: Flight of the hummingbird: how size and wing shape forge fantastic flyers
- BBC Science in Action: The secrets of hummingbird flight revealed
- Daily Mail: Size DOESN’T matter: Larger hummingbirds are just as good at flying as their smaller relatives
- Science: High-speed cameras reveal how hummingbirds can turn on a dime
- Science Perspective: How hummingbirds stay nimble on the wing
- CBC Quirks and Quarks: How do hummingbirds avoid 50 km/h collisions?
- Smithsonian Magazine: For hummingbirds, the world moves as fast as they do
- The Scientist: How hummingbirds sense movement while hovering
- Serious Science: Hummingbird agility depends on raw muscle power
- Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Hummingbird Research
- Hummingbird Science Notes from Audubon Rockies
CHRISTINE’S BLOG POSTS AND SKETCHING TUTORIAL
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- Discover and Sketch Caribbean Hummingbirds
- Sketching Tropical Hummingbird and the Green-crowned Brilliant
- Drawing Tutorial on the Rufous Hummingbird
- Hummingbird Coloring Pages (and other birds as well) for youth
- Videos of Hummingbirds and other Neotropical birds from my travels
- Jacobin and Mango Hummingbirds on Christine’s Youtube Channel
- Hummingbirds Bathing at Rancho Naturalista on Christine’s Youtube Channel
- More Hummingbirds Bathing in Costa Rica on Christine’s Youtube Channel
CHRISTINE’S ONLINE BIRD COURSES
- Christine’s online course on Hummingbird Biology and how to sketch them.
- Christine’s online course on Sketching Backyard Birds for Beginners that covers 12+ common families.
- Christine’s online course on Neotropical Birds (the best value as it includes the two courses above as well as my introductory course for folks who’ve never sketched before called Stick Figures to Songbirds in Sixty Minutes.)
