The Bird Collection

Marc van Eyken - Photography

Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird

Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird
187mm f/3.2 1/4000s ISO 12800 2:3

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.