Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air
2010 · IMDB 8.5 · 54 VOTES · DIR. Ann Johnson Prum
Overview
Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest, most energetic creatures on the planet. Their unique flying abilities give them unmatched maneuverability, but at the cost of a supercharged metabolism that keeps them on the edge of survival. Hummingbirds spend most their lives in fast forward, but now high-speed video lets us enter their world.
Dialogue Timeline — 766 lines
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00:00:18 HUMMINGBIRDS ARE THE SMALLEST BIRDS
00:03:22 AND AS WE EXPLORE THEIR UNIVERSE
00:05:54 FINE-TUNING ITS POSITION SO IT CAN KEEP UP.
00:07:53 REALLY, ARE RELATED TO THEIR ABILITY TO HOVER.
00:10:55 AND THAT MAKES IT THE PERFECT POLLINATOR.
00:13:43 MALE AND FEMALE CARIBS BOTH FEED ON HELICONIAS
00:15:19 SO HE HAS THE WILL AND THE MEANS TO DEFEND HIS TREASURE
00:17:53 BUT SCIENTISTS
00:19:32 Yanega: HE'S NOT GOING ALONG WITH THE CHOPSTICK MODEL OF
00:21:41 BEAT UP TO 200 TIMES EVERY SECOND.
00:24:15 BY ADJUSTING ITS THERMOSTAT, AND PRODUCING LESS HEAT.
00:27:12 IT'S UP TO MALES TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION.
00:29:29 HAVE BROUGHT SOME SPECIALIZED GEAR
00:30:41 Abraham: CHRIS KNOWS THAT MALES TEND TO DIVE TOWARD THE SUN
00:31:59 DIVE 14. DIVE 14.
00:33:17 VIBRATING LIKE A REED IN A CLARINET.
00:35:29 A FEMALE MIGHT DECIDE TO MATE WITH HIM.
00:38:17 BIOLOGIST HAROLD GREENEY IS AN EXPERT ON THE SUBJECT.
00:39:49 Abraham: IT TURNS OUT THAT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
00:42:02 Abraham: HEADING UP THE TEAM IS NANCY NEWFIELD.
00:43:57 UNTIL THEY REACH LAND.
00:45:44 FOR THE MIGRANT HUMMERS, THERE'S PLENTY TO EAT --
00:47:45 THE GULF COAST OF THE UNITED STATES
00:49:52 THERE ARE FEWER THAN A THOUSAND OF HIS KIND LEFT
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed766
First line00:00:18
Final line00:49:52
Production Record
DirectorAnn Johnson Prum
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes54