Well, hello there. It's Morgan here and welcome to today's episode. Today's episode is called

The Power of Incremental Progress Lessons from a Hummingbird's Journey to Flight.

I have been studying hummingbirds as a hobbyist for some time and I've observed many things about

them. However, I've never quite talked about

the specific thing that I find to be very encouraging to me as a human. So I figured I would share

it with you also. So hummingbirds are these tiny flying birds, these tiny creatures with this

amazing ability to fly and hover in space.

And the fastest recorded time that a hummingbird is known to flap their wings in one second

is 80 times per second, though there are many others that are around 25 times per second.

Regardless, that's a lot of flaps per second. Regardless, that's a lot of flaps per second.

Now, there's a ton of research out there on the Marvel of hummingbirds and what makes them special and unique and all of that.

However, one thing that has been very interesting and intriguing to me is this question that I found myself asking, do hummingbirds ever take a break?

What does it look like for them to slow down? So there's so much out there about how strong their muscles are and how

resilient they are as these tiny creatures who can hover. And even the way their wings are designed,

I believe they don't really fold. I'm not sure if that's the right word, but they're kind of like oars. And they, the way that they flap them is just really

peculiar, especially considering how small they are. So there's so much fascinating about them.

However, there's this other side of the hummingbird that if I try to close my eyes and visualize it, I was like, yeah, I don't even, I don't even picture a hummingbird this way. I picture a hummingbird in flight, moving quickly, doing all the things, all the flaps in a second. However, there is more to the hummingbird. And there's actually two things I just want to share about a hummingbird's

pattern and life that is a part of their journey. And it's a part of their life just as much as the

fast-paced flying that is a part of their life. There's this other aspect of their life too. And the

first thing is that hummingbirds do get tired and they do need rest.

And in between meals when they're hovering and finding their way into flowers,

they actually spend a lot of time in the trees, just high in the trees, just being and taking time to slow down.

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