There’s nothing quite like the flash of a hummingbird’s wings as it zips through your garden. These tiny birds may weigh less than a nickel, but they have some of the biggest personalities—and some of ...

You love watching these tiny jewel-toned wonders zip around your garden all season long. But as the number of daylight hours wanes, it’s likely you’ll see fewer hummingbirds in your back yard.

Picture a summer getaway at a free Airbnb in Delaware, but you arrive to discover there's no sugar water in the fridge. Welcome to the world of hummingbirds. Life would be more relaxing for these ...

Hummingbirds are pretty amazing creatures. They're the smallest bird—most weigh less than a nickel—and they're also the only bird that can fly backward. In terms of speed, they can set some records: ...

Vancouver Island resident Eric Pittman has become somewhat of a hummingbird expert ever since he picked up a video camera five years ago and starting filming a nest in his backyard. He has been ...

Fast, tiny, and fiercely energetic, hummingbirds are a pleasure to watch. They zip around with seemingly no effort at all, feeding on colorful, tubular flowers and splashing around in bird baths in ...

Bill shape affects how efficiently a hummingbird feeds and how it competes with other hummingbirds. Because of humans, they ...

A live stream of a hummingbird nest in Victoria is attracting hundreds of bird watchers, and the man behind it is now being courted by BBC to help produce a documentary about the tiny birds in Alaska.

There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds across the Americas, though most are found in balmy regions of Central and South America. In North America, two of the most familiar are Anna’s ...

Planning to leave your hummingbird feeders out all winter? If you don't follow these steps, it could cause your winged visitors more harm than good.