The Hummingbird weighs less than a cent and travels about 25 mile a day., so it is interesting how they get from Mexico and Central America to the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico. It is 500 miles from the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula to Louisiana across open water.

These miniature birds flap their wings at 75 beats a second and use up so much energy that they need to feed about every 15 minutes to keep up their energy. There are no nectar sources and no resting place in the Gulf for them to make their way across open water. However, since most make it to the other side, 20 days awake, no eating, working to survive, so can you and me.