Among the roughly 10,000 known bird species on Earth, only one family can sustain true backward flight. Hummingbirds achieve ...

Spring is nearly here in Michigan, and in just a few months, hummingbirds will be flitting about the state, drinking nectar. The tiny birds are beginning their annual spring migration, flying ...

As summer vacations wrap up and North State kids return to school, one small bird is preparing for a monumental journey from the United States to Mexico. Hummingbird migration season gets underway ...

I don’t know about you, but I still have visitors to my hummingbird feeder! One male and one female ruby throated hummingbirds continue to fight for dominance over the feeder, but I encourage both of ...

This month I’m heading to southeast Arizona in pursuit of birds — hummingbirds, in particular. It’s the best time of year for it, despite the heat. I hope to raise my hummingbird life list to 14 or 15 ...