If you love attracting hummingbirds to your yard and garden as much as we do, odds are you have at least one hummingbird feeder hanging around your home, or you're at least considering purchasing one.

Hummingbirds’ tongues appear clear because they are made of keratin and are very thin. They drink nectar at extremely quick speeds, roughly 20 licks per second. They have forked tongues to increase ...

Now that we’re in the second half of October, landscapes are finally showing color. But I have no idea how long the fall color will last because of the dry weather. Alongside one road David and I ...

Most birds that flit through dense, leafy forests have a strategy for maneuvering through tight windows in the vegetation — they bend their wings at the wrist or elbow and barrel through. But ...

Hummingbirds are some of the most interesting and unique birds in the Americas. And while you may consider yourself lucky if ...

Do you want to attract hummingbirds to your yard? The best way to do that is with a feeder made especially for them. We’ve found some beautiful choices from modern to blown glass to copper. There will ...

Hummingbirds are famous for many things: their speed, how fast they can flap their wings, their gorgeous iridescent feathers, and their tiny stature. But one commonly overlooked feature is their ...

Now that we’re in the second half of October landscapes are finally showing color. But I have no idea how long the fall color will last because of the dry weather. Alongside one road David and I ...

Hummingbirds are highly maneuverable fliers, flitting forward and backward as they home in on flowers. But in the dense foliage many inhabit, they often encounter gaps that are too narrow for their ...

An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) navigating an aperture too small for its wingspan by sidling through while flapping its wings. Credit: Marc Badger, UC Berkeley Most birds that flit through dense, ...