How hummingbirds fly through spaces too narrow for their wings
High-speed cameras show the tiny birds keep flapping their wings as they fly sideways
![A red-headed hummingbird hovers in the air in front of blurred foliage](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/110923_EG_hummingbird_feat.jpeg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Hummingbirds’ wings don’t easily bend, making it difficult for birds like this male Anna’s hummingbird to fly through gaps smaller than their wingspan.
Nicholas Chesarino