With the recent spring-like temperatures in South Carolina this year, floral blooms are in abundance, buzzing bumblebees, birds chirping and pollen blanketing every inch of the outdoors. Along with ...

A naturalist friend, when needing to kill some time on expeditions, has a favorite question for his guests: Can you name the three birds that hover in flight? Most people come up with birds like ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — As spring approaches, the annual migration of the ruby-throated hummingbird has begun. These tiny, incredible creatures are once again embarking on their long journey from their ...

Flying nonstop approximately 500 miles from Central America, Mexico and the United States, the hummingbird, weighing just 0.2 ounces, migrates twice a year visiting our backyards during spring and ...

Here at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, we are getting ready for our annual Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza on Sept. 13 and 20. The fall Ruby-throated Hummingbird migration has already begun, so we’ve ...

A male ruby-throated hummingbird with its glistening reddish-orange throat showed up at a feeder outside our kitchen window in early July; it served as a harbinger of fall's massive hummingbird ...

What a pleasure to see these tiny creatures zip through the garden seeking nectar and establishing small territories near the feeders. Hummingbirds! In Michigan, we have only the ruby-throated ...