Taking time for a little stretch.

I guess when you beat your wings at a 100 time a second and your heart rate races up to 1000 pulses per minute, that you also earn a break every now and then.

With the exception of insects, hummingbirds while in flight have the highest  metabolism of all animals, a necessity in order to support the rapid beating of their wings. Their heart rate can reach as high as 1,260 beats per minute, a rate once measured in a Blue-throated Hummingbird.  They also consume more than their own weight in nectar each day, and to do so they must visit hundreds of flowers daily. Hummingbirds are continuously hours away from starving to death, and are able to store just enough energy to survive overnight.

Hummingbirds are capable of slowing down their metabolism at night, or any other time food is not readily available. They enter a hibernation-like state known as torpor. During torpor, the heart rate and rate of breathing are both slowed dramatically (the heart rate to roughly 50 to 180 beats per minute), reducing the need for food.

So, how fast are you moving on your journey††††††††nada te turbe†††††††jim