The World's Longest Beak* | Planet Earth II | BBC Earth

*in relation to overall body length.
The sword-billed hummingbird has exclusive access to food that other birds simply cannot reach, but having such a long bill does have its drawbacks.
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“One hummingbird has gone to great lengths...” I see what he did there.

[@daakudaddy5453]

Everybody did

[@tekkenfan01]

Did What?

[@anaghaak7438]

@@tekkenfan01 the length of the beack

[@tekkenfan01]

@@anaghaak7438 great 👍

[@sockpuppetbitme]

Huh?

[@laureano9574]

When I hear Sir David's voice, my brain enters in education mode....

[@tha_circuitt777]

Honestly when it comes to documentaries, nobody tops David's narration, in my opinion💯

[@laureano9574]

True

[@Danielle-vg9ee]

💯% true

[@stockinvestment2011]

@@tha_circuitt777 I feed very true. To me he is the voice of animal documentaries. I grew up listening him and watching his animal narrative. It's been 30;years

[@jeremyonfaze5079]

@@stockinvestment2011 yea ik right also love ur username Jk

[@Popeye-1]

Sir David Attenborough, whenever I look at nature I hear his voice. For me, his voice became as a part of the mother nature.

[@0161GHM]

we are blessed to be alive during his time

[@thegamergirl6164]

IKR

[@LoverGworl777]

Oh Absolutely!🤌🏿

[@MikeySkywalker]

He actually narrates my life. It's okay. It was cool for the first ten or fifteen years. But, then it got old. Well, it never gets old, old, but you know, not what it was when it first started.

[@amritnalam6632]

The narrator sounds like a wise old tree. Thanks for these amazing videos

[@Set-m2y]

He is Sir David Attenborough... He's awesome!

[@daakudaddy5453]

Wise old tree, for this man, oddly enough, that's a great compliment

[@AnnaMarianne]

You mean he's wooden and creaky? ;)

[@looksirdroids9134]

​@@Set-m2y I really don't think he'd mind you just calling him David Attenborough, without the Sir.

[@Theoreticallyyou1234]

Yeah he dead

[@vilyspevak]

Nature always fascinate me...with Attenborough's voice is no exception

[@victorzarenin9286]

To my eye, the most impressive thing is how the bird is able to control it's flight so precisely that, even in slow motion, it manages to hold its head and beak absolutely dead still and move it with pinpoint precision. All that while beating at the air multiple times a second.

[@konstantinosskarmoutsos5935]

All the birds actually have a mechanism stabilizing their head. It's impressive, but I think it's not like it takes a lot of effort

[@oneilwright7043]

This was so satisfying to watch...

[@andypereira362]

Some of these shots felt like CGI.. Kudos to the amazing production team and especially the camera team for these amazing visuals.

[@lynnegee6814]

@Andy Pereira The BBC Natural History unit has been at the cutting edge of nature filming all of my life, and that's a long time now! When I first started watching Sir David Attenborough on (I think) "Zoo Quest" it was on black & white TV!

[@lucis3452]

it is CGI.

[@tyrone4u559]

When David Attenborough moves on from life. The narration of Nature documentaries will never be the same or appreciated as much.

[@GGchannel1025]

“Hey dawg can I get some nectar?” “Only a sip.”

[@aids8500]

Only a spoonful

[@FreshO2]

@@aids8500 Comically Large Spoonful of Nectar

[@thebossbaby7402]

*pulls out comically large beak*

[@blueenderman7580]

only a beakful

[@Mike100istCarnivorousPlants]

I recently put up a hummingbird feeder and now one hummingbird is claiming it and attacks other birds who try to feed off of it.

[@Indoraptoad]

That is just how the hummingbird do

[@twonumber22]

Put out another one.

[@thebeautyoftheplanet4734]

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[@anonymousstout4759]

Slap those bastard, there's enough food for everyone. Lol

[@jpgaultier101]

I have the same problem with one of my feeders. One hummingbird does not leave it unguarded and in their presence no other hummingbird has a chance at that nectar. It’s sad but funny, because you can’t do anything about it.

[@raymarindong]

I want the narrator to be my grandfather and tell me stories.

[@arolemaprarath3248]

@Abdullah Hussain Allah

[@assimilationsynthesizer]

@@arolemaprarath3248 Nope. David Attenborough.

[@odora_allan]

Idk how it is measured but I think it is safe to say David has the best voice of all time. I have had sleep anxiety and his narration helped me so much

[@konstantinosskarmoutsos5935]

The most familiar voice. You dont need to know, you can just feel its David

[@symlexbrn5396]

I can't stop watching David Attenborough

[@VeEjAy64]

Which is more mesmerizing? Nature or David’ voice?

[@RebinQaderi]

i think the combination

[@ultimateparkmasters4735]

The wonders of the natural world never seize to exist. And Sir Attenbourough never fails to deliver.

[@Toobst8ker]

The best 4 minutes of my day today

[@Absolutepower7]

0:53 Humming bird: Excuse me…but…may I just…? Butterfly: No. Hummingbird: 😞

[@tomerzafon4]

BBC : "Yeah, we're excellent!".

[@momentswithnature2430]

These tiny birds are my favorite avian species. Beak is always eye-catching. Amazing bird. This video has been beautiful captured, love it.

[@explorenaturewithliyana8192]

This is absolutely beautiful composition. I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for the effort.

[@TON-108]

How beautiful the nature is 💚

[@jerryamescua]

It’s a cgi bird tho

[@JemZard]

​@@jerryamescuaAnd? The way you saying this is like birds aren't real, Jerry💀

[@jerryamescua]

@@JemZard wait are they not cgi? they look fake. is it bc the slow motion cameral. what is real

[@tommy25906]

i love how its edited to make the other birds surprised and shocked that the sword bill can scratch itself with its feet

[@dmp9681]

Immense thanks to your contribution on planet earth. May your days be as bright as the flora and fauna on this planet.

[@NaNa-tr6wj]

Les plus jolies couleurs sont vraiment dans la Nature The most beautiful colors are in Natur

[@UsamabinRafiq]

Sir David your voice is magically amazing

[@quintonphelan7542]

Amazing we really need to help this earth and it’s all of its creatures I would love to be able to see these in person one day...

[@seppohunajainen2785]

If I'd be a bird I'd definitely be a hummingbird.

[@Hyraladen]

You wouldn't enjoy that life. Being small, and being on everyone's menu including spiders and insects, that's a tough life for a Hummingbird. Not to mention you can't always take breaks and you to keep up with your diet.

[@yukiomarco5288]

Well how bout being a hornbill?

[@youremamasofat4414]

@@Hyraladen I’d rather be a fat pigeon and live near a bakery

[@Hyraladen]

@@youremamasofat4414 😂 but then you have to watch out for Peregrine falcons, Rats and seagulls. They'll have a feast with your body

[@Hyraladen]

@@yukiomarco5288 that could work, but you gotta watch for other birds of prey

[@DhanPalSingh78]

Beautiful hummingbirds. Great video. Greetings:- New Delhi, India.

[@victoriaceleste2632]

Hermoso y excelente video. Los colibríes, un tesoro que compartimos las 3 Américas.

[@bhushanarora3078]

Such amazing birds are found in equador and Costa Rica which are treat to watch

[@dracodracarys2339]

"are the only bird with a beak longer than their body" Toucans: "am i a joke to you?"

[@244vaishalijain7]

David is an amazing orator.....i only watch this because its a classic combo of audio as well as the visuals .❤️

[@aves4081]

Truely magnificent hummingbird!

[@danepilipina8780]

I love this hummingbird it’s so beautiful flying creature.

[@ANANDKUMAR-bx7yn]

One can't imagine how nature creats such creatures which is very cute to mind us.

[@4kWildlifeBangladesh]

so amazing bird

[@SugarDad1]

A magical creation!

[@CallMeMimi27]

imagine a swordbill hummingbird with a beak made of metal, sharping it against a stone.

[@goshareyourown]

Breathtaking image...

[@seriouscitizen9987]

How astonishing it is to keep its beak stable while flying

[@amirchoudhry-lv5eu]

Beautiful humble voice ever

[@GehtRektSon]

"A small price to pay, for salvation."

[@kierthas6351]

Cutest bird ever!

[@احمدناصررمضان-ل5ط]

Amazing narrator voice, warm and wise

[@pakwolvarines6210]

Good job I love nature

[@mahmoodahmadi7043]

Intressant, danke herzlich für ihre Bemühungen.

[@rohanmehta2891]

Truly mesmerizing

[@anniehyams587]

WOW What Beautiful Photography and pictures @ BBC Earth 🌍👍❤️thank you so much for sharing the beautiful video and with Sir David Attenborough @ BBC Earth 🌍 👍❤️ 👍👍😀😀🌹🌹❤️❤️🐦👍👍❤️❤️

[@JuanCruz-ef5os]

this bird's stabilization system dwarfs any advanced stabilization system we have on our aircrafts/helicopters today. simply insane!

[@immasoxfanbaby]

Thank u BBC for your positive content. Thats why i subscribed to this page

[@ayeshataher90]

Save forests, save these wonderful creatures. Save trees, plant trees

[@AniFam]

Wow~ The sword-billed hummingbirds' evolution is incredible like the narration~💯❣️♡💗 Thank you for sharing this informative and amazing video! 🤗👍 🔆AniFam〽️

[@swajitchoudhary4439]

Beautiful hummingbird with a sword amazing video😍

[@immasoxfanbaby]

Avoid conflict is what i learned here. A hummingbird came nto my face as a youth. I felt its wing buzzing at me. I connected with natures sound then. Never forget that moment

[@TopofPiano1]

Amazing video. I don't have words.

[@carloscortes1114]

Hermosos y majestuosos.

[@programmingcafe4398]

This is the bbc channel base where facts must be shared

[@marshadow205]

Man what a voice....

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Another awesome video about the amazing world of nature.

[@d.v.592]

If this was my pet bird his name would be Pinocchio 😁

[@nathanielcruz6675]

Ha, I know what you mean.

[@fasihuddin8969]

All these colours... stopped my heart. ❤

[@Goslow3037]

These are bird's small things but the manner narrator comments, it makes interesting 😂😀

[@irfanananto6784]

Extraordinary creatures 🐥❤️

[@suryar9683]

It's like a drone . Moving all the direction 🐦😍

[@mahathirjais]

When i first saw the bird, i'm asking myself "How do they preen themselves?"... then my question answered.

[@juicyjules7409]

Thsnks BBC love it your videos hiya from Colorado

[@manasraj7700]

One hummingbird has gone to great lengths to avoid conflict with other species 😂😂🤣😅

[@bish_daddiyao]

The Narrator Gives you more memory to watch more🇰🇪❤️🙌

[@praveenkumar.s6887]

All people are thinking about hummlingbird beak but I am thinking about how did they filmed this great

[@lepidlover0557]

Sword-bill: *scratches* Other hummingbirds: 👁️👄👁️

[@yukiomarco5288]

Other hummingbirds:👁V👁

[@ImMigrant98086]

When you put all your evolution points in the beak

[@paulrashid6529]

If your feeling down this cheers you up

[@AryanMahipal]

This is the extraordinary environment we have to do efforts to save these poor animals

[@JanetStarChild]

All efforts are wasted unless the world stops practicing capitalism.

[@AryanMahipal]

Idea of communism 😀

[@JanetStarChild]

@@AryanMahipal Capitalism = competition for finite resources; hoarding of resources; mass production of stuff of which most of it goes to waste and becomes garbage; and the cultivation of a culture that mass consumes junk they don't need. ...And I can keep going, but I'll stop there.

[@hellfire5143]

@@JanetStarChild So what's the alternative to capitalism?

[@JanetStarChild]

@@hellfire5143 Anarcho-Communism; basically, communism without hierarchy.

[@BHASKARBBHASKARB]

Very beautiful bird 💖😍

[@inessacheshire2766]

Thank you .❤❤❤

[@JEMurl]

Beautiful.

[@danielgbgibson]

Epic character reveal

[@naturalreach4316]

Really this bird looks beautiful and its food also beautiful

[@samuelkamochu6808]

The hummingbird with a straw rather than the bird with the longest beak on earth would be more appropriate, but when the narrator is David attenborough, I'll hold my peace and listen.

[@smotruns]

amazing shot

[@ASPPRODISCOVER]

So beautiful video nature bird, 👍👍👍

[@lovelytresa3485]

Amazing! I mean amazing! Incredible! Beautiful birds!

[@footfault1941]

Images captured by BBC staff stun me. Apodiformes, known for excellent maneuver in flight, came from their tiny, weak legs for its namesake. This footage is unusual. This is BBC.

[@Alexander-iq5yq]

You should see my mate Dave.

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[@MoonlightStudy]

Wow wondrfull nature🌿🍃🌿🍃🌿🍃 mindblowing👍👍👍

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Beautiful bird's 🌿🌿🇮🇳🌿🌿

[@SeeAyeEye]

The worlds longest beak belongs to Christopher Moltisanti. That guy has a natural canopy

[@mariejuana2993]

Time to google "Christopher Moltisanti".

[@theroyalearth9229]

I am the third wiever and 1st commander.. What a beautiful..

[@prithviraj9108]

Please add subtitles

[@susanmahaffey2356]

Beautiful!

[@spacepopeXIV]

Oh hell yeah, the chad hummingbird

[@amanbhargavaofficial]

Long time no see best video like lion tiger

[@galleryteneuesartnouveau9353]

I'm listening to awesome distinctive voice of Sir David Attenborough narrating a fairytale stories come to real indeed real beautiful fairies they looked like 😘

[@karelpasicnjek3200]

Amazing bird!!!

[@sohistoriatriste9428]

Melhor canal

[@hobievi502]

kolibrilerin dünya da 300 den fazla türü vardır. uçarken kalp atışları 900-1200 arası değilebilir özellikle de havada asılı kalırlarken. tünerken ise kalp atış hızları 700 ile 850 arası gibi değişebilir. dakikada 40 kadar çiçeğe uğrayabilirler. protein ihtiyaçlarını böceklerden giderirler. vücutları çok küçüktür ancak -20 derceye kadar dayanabilirler. bazı kolibriler göç eder bazıları etmez.göç etmeyenler kışları kalp atış hızlarını düşürüler sanki kış uykusuna yatmış gibi olurlar

[@returnofthebrotha]

That's wild that they move like insects and feed on what some insects feed on.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

Most species also eat insects. They have to get protein somehow.

[@meninomaria7003]

does anyone know the name of the song in the end?? or is it just a custom track for the ending?? sounds super nice..