Kingfisher to Humming Bird

Back in Malaysia, what was i doing during my free time? Fold paper lo... haha... other than the paper money of course... all in the good spirit of Ching Ming... haha... i was thinking if i fold dogs and burn for my ancestors, does it mean they get to keep a pet?

Haha... so i folded horses, rats and whatever those little kids wanted (that i knew of course) and also humming bird... yeah... the humming bird is folded from a similar wing base as the kingfisher... this is the first bird that i tried using the spreaded "fan fold" wings. Also to make the origami more interactive for the kids, i integrated the idea from the traditional flapping crane model (the one where you pull the head and tail for it to flap) in to the hummingbird... by just inward folding the wing edge and base, i am able to gain control of the flapping movemen using only two fingers and a pinching motion... much better right?