Most of us know of the ruby-throated hummingbird, a common visitor that weighs between 3 and 5 grams, less than a nickel. Behind that dazzling beauty, however, lies a solitary and aggressive ...

Hummingbirds don't visit feeders at random. Their survival demands a strict daily rhythm tied to sunrise and sunset, and once you understand it, you'll never miss one of their feeding rushes again.

Hummingbirds may be voracious eaters, but they don't eat 24/7. If you refill your feeder at just the right time, you'll enjoy ...

Equipped with insect nets, vials and a temperature-controlled cooler, Nature NB is searching across Fredericton this summer ...

Hummingbirds make bromeliad plants split into new species twice as fast as other pollinators do, scientists at the University of Reading have found. The research team gathered records of which animals ...

When researchers found a hummingbird with glittering gold feathers, they initially thought a new species had been discovered, but what they actually found was far more unusual. The bird — found in ...

Jewel-toned wings gleam in the sun as this bauble of a bug flits from flower to flower. Fast and furious wingbeats, as many as seventy per second, produce an audible hum as it hovers, sipping nectar.

Male Broad-tailed Hummingbirds perform dramatic aerial courtship dives to impress females. In a new study, scientists have shown that diving males closely time key events to produce a burst of signals ...

Hummingbirds are back in Massachusetts, as the fast‑winged birds continue their annual spring migration. Ruby-throated hummingbirds were reported April 15 and 17 in the Central Massachusetts ...

This story was originally published in July 2021. It takes a lot of work to make a hummingbird. Small wonder that you haven’t seen the females very much this summer. But that should all be changing ...

Whether fishing out of your kayak after work, on the boat for the weekend, or on the ice in winter, a portable fish finder will come in handy. The movable device will help you determine structure, ...