The Sparkling violet-ear is one of 320 different species of hummingbirds. It is of medium size, 14 cms (5.6"), (the smallest species is 2-2.4 inches long and weighs 0.064 ounces; the largest one is 8 inches long). A hummingbird has over a thousand feathers, many of them strikingly sparkling, just like in this bird. As most people know, these birds can fly forward, backwards, vertically, but also hover in the iar just like a bee. The frequency of the wing-strokes can reach 80 times per second, which makes it hard to photograph hummingbirds with maintained sharpness. This is an attempt at "free hand"...