As temperatures warm, the sight of a hummingbird or two becomes an exciting prospect. These colorful creatures may be tiny but they're a delight to watch, especially if it's from your own patio or ...

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, ...

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, ...

While many people are cutting carbohydrates and replacing sugar with substitutes, there is one species whose diet is quite the opposiite: the Ruby-throated hummingbird. Hummingbirds have been burning ...

Learn how to make hummingbird food with this simple hummingbird food recipe.

Animals that eat fruit or sip nectar often ingest alcohol because naturally occurring yeasts turning sugar into ethanol. But how do animals feel about that? A new study details an experiment to ...

Putting up a hummingbird feeder in your garden or on your balcony or porch is a way to entice these fast-fluttering birds to ...

I’ve written a lot about hummingbirds recently because they are mesmerizing to watch and spring brings a delightful aerial tango as both resident and migrating species compete for nectar at my feeders ...

Millions of people across North America set up hummingbird feeders every spring with the best of intentions. They hang them ...