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 ...

Like many “western” hummingbirds, the broad-tailed is increasingly found in late fall and winter in the southeast. Polytypic (2 ssp.; nominate in North America). Length 3.5–4"; bill 16–20 mm.

Leucism is another condition that can cause a hummingbird to be white or almost white with normal color in eyes, legs and beaks. A third condition is called pied and birds with this have patches ...

The hummingbird study that Tom Smith and Chris Schneider are conducting in Ecuador is part of a much larger research program spanning three continents. Evolutionary biologists are fanning out and ...

A Mississippi woman was experiencing an exceptional fall migration of hummingbirds with far more zooming around her feeders than in years past, but when a white hummingbird showed up it became an ...

Everyone loves to watch hummingbirds — tiny, brightly colored blurs that dart about, hovering at flowers and pugnaciously defending their ownership of a feeder. But to the scientists who study ...

The list of N.C.'s broad range of bird species grows shorter as the weather cools. The ruby-throated hummingbird is one of many that migrates away during the harsher winter months. This doesn't ...

This refuge is one of the nation's best for the number of bird species — more than 240 — and visitors can capture on camera Sora, Pied-billed Grebe and American Bittern in the wetlands ... Here, be ...

While some extended warm weather has made September feel like an extra month of summer in many ways, hummingbirds are preparing to migrate from the area before the cold weather hits. Well-versed ...

The world famous Hummingbird Bakery has released a cookbook so you can bake the sweets loved by stars, such as celebrity mum Gwyneth Paltrow. We've got a sneak preview here of the tasty baked treats ...