For birds the size of hummingbirds to survive 15-degree weather is likely nothing short of amazing to many people, but in ...

September is just the time of year to see hummingbirds here in Mississippi. This is about the height of the fall migration ...

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

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

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.

For example, if a feeder is left out too long in the fall, will it induce the birds to stay too long and die from cold? Is it necessary to buy commercial hummingbird food? What is the best way to ...

Halter, a Ph.D. candidate at The University of New Mexico Department of Biology, investigates the rules for the maintenance of fat during migration in hummingbirds headed south in the fall through ...

I had no idea about this hummingbird garden in New Jersey. Thousands of hummingbirds will be taking over New Jersey in 41 days as we head into spring.

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers.

Found all across the United States, hummingbirds usually feed while hovering, extending their bills and long tongues deep into the center of the flower. To attract these special birds and give ...

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

But how can those tiny birds survive when temperatures fall into single digits like they did during Winter Storm Enzo? "At some point, I've had wintering hummingbirds for six years," said Lillie ...