I can usually hear a hummingbird before I see it because of the noise of its wings. The hummingbird’s wing beat between 15-80 beats per second, depending on the size of the bird. Most of the North American hummingbirds have a wing beat of around 50 beats per second. Their wings beat in a figure-8 motion which allows them to hover and move in both directions.
It is difficult to stop motion of a hummingbirds wings. I like the blur of the wings – it shows movement.
Here are a few photos of a hummingbird hovering.
Maralee
Through My Lens 
Very cool! Can almost hear the hummmmm
They are such fun little creatures.
brilliant !!..
Thank you very much.
Nice work.
Thank you. Its a challenge for me to capture these tiny fellows in flight.
Wonderful pictures!!
Thank you so much.
I did manage it in this series . . . they need to be brightly lit and, of course, I used a high shutter speed and higher ISO (1/6400 sec at ISO 400):
Wow . . . I didn’t know they now allow embedding of photos in other people’s comments. They use to forbid that to stop abusive posts. Not sure I like this.
Beautiful, sharp capture.
Do you know how long I just stared at your images in awe? OMG!!! Utterly magical!! These little creatures are so beautiful and to be able to see one up close like this just blew my mind. Thank you SO much!!! ❤
Thank you so much, AmyRose. I could watch these little birds all day long. They are so fascinating.
I have a bird feeder myself and lots of flowers that these tiny birds flit to. I don’t want to break the moment so I never run for my camera. I just sit and watch. I SO appreciate you getting your camera to capture these amazing birds. ❤