One U.S. hummingbird species truly hunkers down for the winter, and that’s the Anna’s Hummingbird. In the early 1900s, they ...

Rufous hummingbirds in particular are well-known for their peregrinations across the continent, and over several decades have ...

Hummingbirds use torpor to survive long migrations when food is scarce. Researchers found that they regulate fat reserves ...

Popular with gardeners and pollinators alike, the native hummingbird mint makes for a colorful and aromatic addition to any ...

Like many “western” hummingbirds, the broad-tailed is increasingly found in late fall and winter in the southeast. Polytypic (2 ssp.; nominate in North America). Length 3.5–4"; bill 16–20 mm.

Hummingbirds are small but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of more than 5,590 miles a year. Their journeys are ...

When the hummingbirds leave in the late fall, it always seems entirely too quiet on the porch where my feeders hang. During ...