A special filter helps hummers easily spot the hue, but that's not the same as a natural attraction. Artificial dyes in ...

A hummingbird gorget is a strange sounding word for shimmering feathers that catch the light. Learn more about these colorful ...

Sometimes nature surprises us with extraordinary products of evolution. One prime example is the extraordinary sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera). These relatively small birds have carved a ...

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, ...

An expert shares when to put out hummingbird feeders after winter. Get dates for the Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, ...

A Steamboat Springs resident for 52 years and a retired middle school science teacher, Winston Walker is among many hummingbird enthusiasts who are paying close attention to the flashy hummers at ...

Hummingbirds are famous for their quick speeds, but are also adorable when resting. Read here to learn about a snoring hummingbird.

It is a little past 6:30 in the morning on Whidbey Island, in Washington’s Puget Sound, and despite the earliness of the hour and wretchedness of the weather, Dan Harville is admiring the torch lilies ...

Hummingbirds like the broad-tailed, black-chinned, rufous, and calliope varieties arrive in the mountainous West in spring ...