Hummingbirds are perhaps our best-loved birds, but there’s a lot that people don’t know about them. What kinds of ...

One of the best ways to attract hummingbirds into your yard is by planting the right flowers. Discover one perennial that ...

But high-speed cameras show us what makes these birds perfect flying machines. A captive Anna’s hummingbird feeds while hovering before an optical illusion in a reenactment of an experiment that ...

The male ruby-throated hummingbird does indeed have a striking red throat, though the female of the species does not. You would have to look quickly to see either, however, as these speedy little ...

Hummingbirds are an incredibly unique species. Named for the humming sound created by their rapidly beating wings when in flight, they fly at incredible speeds and can stop on a dime. Their breast ...

Hummingbird flower mites use static electricity to hop between flowers. Researchers initially thought scent guided them.

Hummingbirds are extremely small but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of more than 9,000 km (about 5,590 miles) a year. Their journeys are largely fueled by nectar, which is sipped ...