The flash of a tiny bird darting through your backyard—iridescent green, a throat like a jewel, wings buzzing like a bee—signals the presence of one of ...

If you’re quick, you may see a hummingbird flitting around your garden or possibly hovering as it sips nectar. These tiny ...

Unless regularly cleaned, those hummingbird feeders that many people have in their backyard could actually be harming, or ...

Birds are attracted by the flowers, including the ruby-throated hummingbird, and the tree has been called the “host plant for the state butterfly, the viceroy butterfly.” ...

Hummingbirds are tiny gems in our gardens. These minute birds hover almost magically and fill our gardens with iridescent ...

This female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird takes a break from her nesting duties to grab a few sips of nectar before dashing off. Just a reminder that hummingbird feeders need to be cleaned and ...

I observed a female chipping sparrow with something in it’s beak. It looked like short, fine pieces of tan, dry grass.

A: Most birds are fairly secretive as they build their nests, to avoid being spotted by a predator that might return later on a raiding visit. So, it’s not surprising that you haven’t seen ...

Most areas in the U.S. have one or two breeding species, and only the ruby-throated hummingbird nests east of the Mississippi. Most hummingbirds spend the winter in Mexico or Central America, ...

A ruby-throated hummingbird's heart beats more than 1,200 times per minute when it is flying, and its wings beat about 70 times per second in flight and more than 200 times per second while diving.