The researchers came across this discovery through the use of picocam, a 3D-modeling technology that Mansfield developed, ...

I’ve been noticing more than one ruby-throated hummingbird at my feeder recently. Two, sometimes even three, sharing the feeder. None of these have the ruby-throat of an adult male. So, these are ...

Let’s get one thing out of the way: All hummingbirds fight. Most species fight for food, using their tiny bodies and sharp bills to force competitors away from flowers. But the green hermit ...

The hummingbirds are back in our gardens after spending the winter in warmer places. That means it’s time to make hummingbird syrup and hang up the feeders. The male hummingbirds will show up first to ...

There’s no mistaking the dizzying display of a hummingbird’s wings as it zips around from flower to flower looking for nectar. But often, that same frantic action is used to chase other hummingbirds.

Hummingbirds are back, and the antics of these fascinating birds spur all kinds of stories. Robert Mussey of Milton shared a hummingbird story with us: “We have four or five female and two male ...

As spring begins in Pennsylvania, it means that migration will bring hummingbirds to our region. “Ruby-throats arrive in Pennsylvania in late April and May, with males preceding females by a week or ...

These living jewels in our gardens give us the joy of watching them in their pursuit of life: drinking nectar from flowers or feeders, nabbing an insect in the air, chasing another hummingbird from ...

Each August, Alabama's skies turn into a highway for one of nature's tiniest long-distance travelers: the ruby-throated hummingbird. Sightings of the tiny, fluttering birds in the fall are at their ...