The Bird Collection
Marc van Eyken - Photography
Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird

Hovering
The Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird—one of the largest and most striking of its kind—hangs suspended in mid-air, wings outstretched, a shimmer of electric purples and deep teals catching the light. With every rapid beat, it defies gravity, yet its posture is one of grace and ease. In this captured moment, movement becomes stillness, and power meets poise. Hovering invites us to marvel at the miracle of flight—where colour, motion, and balance converge in nature’s most dazzling choreography.