# Hovering is Hard Work

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Podcast: [BirdNote Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/birdnote-daily-756399)
Published: 2026-05-16T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/birdnote-daily/hovering-hard-work
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Duration seconds: 101

## Resource

Hummingbirds make it look easy, but it’s not!

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