Witnessing the agile wing motion of a tiny hummingbird, radiant in color and unbelievably teeny in size, is nothing short of mesmerizing. Beyond their fascinating, fairy-like presence, hummingbirds ...

Every outdoor space is better if you can count hummingbirds among your wildlife visitors. Not only are they beautiful to look at but they help the ecosystem too. One of the major pollinating birds in ...

Catch up on the day's news you need to know. Hummingbird babies in Lakewood backyard, May 2013 Salvia greggii is the most popular nectar choice for Texas hummingbirds, according to citizen science ...

Hummingbirds have become a favorite garden visitor for many people—and hummingbird feeders and flowers help bring them to your yard for your viewing pleasure. But while you may be aware that ...

There’s one tiny, telltale sign of summer in New England that can easily be missed if you don’t pay close attention: hummingbirds. Ruby-throated hummingbirds typically return to Massachusetts in ...

Adult hummingbirds flock to bright red, tubular flowers—it's what their plastic feeders are designed to emulate. However, there are plenty of flowers that don't fit this exact description that these ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Native to North America, ...

These days the hummingbirds are everywhere, it seems. It is not uncommon to get dive-bombed by one if you are in the vicinity of a food source. Feeding hummingbirds with a feeder filled with ...

A couple of cheeseburgers, several bags of sour cream-and-cheddar potato chips, and a whole bunch of Graeter’s ice cream. By my unscientific calculations, that’s what a human would need to consume to ...