There's nothing like being buzzed in the garden as hummingbirds dash from bloom to bloom. It's a big deal with my gardening and birding friends when hummingbirds arrive in the area, and it feels like ...

The secret to a hummingbird haven in spring lies in starting blue flax (Linum perenne) indoors during the chill of winter. These drooping, delicate-looking blue flowers have a hummingbird magnet ...

One U.S. hummingbird species truly hunkers down for the winter, and that’s the Anna’s Hummingbird. In the early 1900s, they ...

Hummingbirds use torpor to survive long migrations when food is scarce. Researchers found that they regulate fat reserves ...

(Pablo Gallego) Despite this plant's spectacular pink flowers and ... between nine and 30 metres below the surface. World's largest hummingbird The southern giant hummingbird, pictured above ...

Because of their high metabolic rate, hummingbirds are voracious. They feed while hovering or perched, gorging on nectar from flowers, including annuals and perennials, and blossoms on trees ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds live in woodland areas, but also frequent gardens where flowering plants are plentiful. They hover to feed on flowers, nectar, and sap. During this floral feeding ...

In response to litigation from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to ...

Nestled in the thorny shrubs of the dry forests of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico, a small bird lights a spark for a promising future. After flying under scientists’ radar for many years, the Mexican ...