The Beauty of Pollination

The Beauty of Pollination

Enjoy...Steve...

I saw this animated GIF showing the incredible flight skills of a twirling hummingbird. I thought it was amazing and wanted to find the source of the picture. It comes from a section of a film called "Wings of Life". 

The scene is called "The Beauty of Pollination" and was shown at the 2011 TED conference to spread awareness to the importance of pollination.

This video was shown at the TED conference in 2011, with scenes from "Wings of Life", a film about the threat to essential pollinators that produce over a third of the food we eat. The seductive love dance between flowers and pollinators sustains the fabric of life and is the mystical keystone event where the animal and plant worlds intersect that make the world go round.

Written and directed by Louie Schwartzberg, “The Beauty of Pollination” is an eye-opening film that highlights the rising threat against the valuable pollinators who assist in the production of over 1/3 of the world’s food supply.

Using animation, Schwartzberg illustrates the mesmerizing interaction between plants and pollinators. This natural method is important in sustaining life on Earth. Pollination allows flora and fauna to thrive and establish a connection even if they come from different branches of life.