As temperatures warm, the sight of a hummingbird or two becomes an exciting prospect. These colorful creatures may be tiny but they're a delight to watch, especially if it's from your own patio or ...

If you have a hummingbird feeder filled with sugar water, you might have the impression that all that hummingbirds need to live a healthy life is to sip sweet drinks all day long. Believe it or not, ...

While many people are cutting carbohydrates and replacing sugar with substitutes, there is one species whose diet is quite the opposiite: the Ruby-throated hummingbird. Hummingbirds have been burning ...

I’ve gotten into a sticky situation. More accurately, it could be the hummingbirds who have the sticky situation. My first clue there was a problem was the fog of email that began arriving early last ...

Animals that eat fruit or sip nectar often ingest alcohol because naturally occurring yeasts turning sugar into ethanol. But how do animals feel about that? A new study details an experiment to ...

ST. LOUIS — After wintering in Central and South America, hummingbirds are making their yearly migration back north. Hummingbird Central has released its spring 2022 hummingbird migration interactive ...

Hummingbirds are flying jewels. As their iridescent throats shimmer like gemstones and their streamlined bodies soar into surreal plumages, the camera sensors of all the bird photographers become ...

It can be just a flash at the corner of your vision, a tiny, hovering body suspended between a blur of wings, and then it’s gone. Spotting a hummingbird can sometimes feel like you’re trying to ...

Jessica Pollock receives IBO research funding from a variety of sources, including but not limited to, the US Forest Service, the US Bureau of Land Management, and the Idaho Department of Fish and ...