It’s a cold, foggy February morning, and Bev LaBelle is on the hunt for hummingbirds. Walking along a trail in Southeast Portland’s Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, she pauses as a flicker of movement ...

According to the International Ornithologists Union (those who study birds), there are 366 hummingbird species in the world, the second largest family of bi ...

The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South America and the Caribbean. It shimmers blue and green in the sunlight as it flits ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are in the midst of their collective mid-spring migration north, meaning bird-watchers in Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania will soon be able to observe the ...

There are several explanations for why hummers behave in this manner! The biggest reasons hummingbirds engage in aerial combat are to secure breeding and feeding territory. A true in-flight fight of ...

Hummingbirds and butterflies are always welcome in any yard or garden, and if you want to draw in these pollinators, plant ...

These living jewels in our gardens give us the joy of watching them in their pursuit of life: drinking nectar from flowers or feeders, nabbing an insect in the air, chasing another hummingbird from ...

As of Feb. 23, birdwatchers had reported more than a dozen sightings of hummingbirds in Florida and several more across other southern states.

Find out when to put out hummingbird feeders and how to keep the gorgeous birds around during the growing season.

I received a timely email with a question about hummingbirds from Paul Quillen of St. Paul, Virginia. He wanted a suggestion for when to hang out the sugar water feeders to welcome home ruby-throated ...