Spring is nearly here in Michigan, and in just a few months, hummingbirds will be flitting about the state, drinking nectar. The tiny birds are beginning their annual spring migration, flying ...

Hummingbirds don't visit feeders at random. Their survival demands a strict daily rhythm tied to sunrise and sunset, and once ...

Rainbow Hummer in Flight - Photograph of a Ruby Throated Hummingbird in flight silhouetted against a setting sun and golden sky. Sunlight shows iridescent colors in the feathers.© Ramona ...

Everyone loves to watch hummingbirds—tiny, brightly colored blurs that dart about, hovering at flowers and pugnaciously defending their ownership of a feeder. But to the scientists who study them, ...

As summer vacations wrap up and North State kids return to school, one small bird is preparing for a monumental journey from the United States to Mexico. Hummingbird migration season gets underway ...

With the work it takes to raise a hummingbird family, females are typically scarce through the summer. But now, they're starting to appear.

I don’t know about you, but I still have visitors to my hummingbird feeder! One male and one female ruby throated hummingbirds continue to fight for dominance over the feeder, but I encourage both of ...

This month I’m heading to southeast Arizona in pursuit of birds — hummingbirds, in particular. It’s the best time of year for it, despite the heat. I hope to raise my hummingbird life list to 14 or 15 ...