How can you track something that’s about four inches in size, weighs as much as a pair of nickels, and flies around at about ...

Despite their name, do hummingbirds hum? Hummers certainly make distinct noises, but something else is the cause of that ...

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly both forwards and backwards, as well as hover in mid-air, showcasing their incredible agility. A hummingbird's wings beat approximately 70 times per ...

Soldiering through nightly suspended animation, a (nearly) all-sugar diet, backwards flight and long migrations, the birds’ ...

Females provide all care for young hummingbirds. They lay one to three eggs, incubate them for about two weeks, and, after hatching, feed their young for about three weeks. A female may have ...

When photographer Anand Varma first pitched us a story about hummingbirds in 2011, he says we told him: “That’s boring. Every photo of a hummingbird that can be taken, has been taken.” ...

Hummingbirds perch to rest and preen ... As a reminder, Witko says that all hummingbird swings and feeders should be cleaned regularly and nectar should be changed frequently to prevent fungal ...