With their bright colors and tiny but mighty personalities, it's a joy to have hummingbirds around. And the secret to ...

To our eyes, they often are a blur. But high-speed cameras show us what makes these birds perfect flying machines. A captive Anna’s hummingbird feeds while hovering before an optical illusion in ...

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

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The idea of viewing hummingbirds at close range by hanging up a window-mounted hummingbird feeder sounds lovely. But are ...

Whether you are a bird enthusiast or a renowned ornithologist, nothing is as captivating as watching hummingbirds. Their tiny size, bright colors, and acrobatic flying–they can fly backwards and ...

Bio-inspired wind sensing using strain sensors on flexible wings could revolutionize robotic flight control strategy.

They hover often, and also fly upside down and backwards. These hummingbirds have extremely short legs, so they cannot walk or even hop with any efficiency. Ruby-throated hummingbirds live in ...

Hummingbirds, fondly referred to as “hummers” among birders, are a type of small bird known for their incredible flying skills, including the ability to hover in mid-air due to the rapid ...