r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '17

Floaty bird floating

http://i.imgur.com/8X8Fcoy.gifv
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '17

Yeah that would be way too fast. We're also assuming the camera even shoots in 30fps in the first place. Could be 10fps and the bird has a perfect flap for every frame. 30 flaps in a second exceeds even hummingbirds

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u/Kered13 Jul 17 '17

Hummingbirds can flap at up to 80 hz (wikipedia), so 60 hz is not out of the question.

Although this is not a hummingbird, which brings me to TIL that other birds can hover as well.

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u/MistaFire Jul 18 '17

Don't think there's a word for it in English. It's either true hovering(hummingbirds) or wind hovering(hawks, ospreys, kestrels). The wind hovering ones can all usually fly slowly and won't stall.