What Does a Violet-Crowned Hummingbird Look Like? Both male and female violet-crowned hummingbirds measure about 4 inches with snowy white underparts. No other U.S. hummingbird shares the starkly ...

“The longer the study, the more valuable it is,” says San Miguel, who bands hummingbirds himself. Periodic sampling “is just a snapshot,” he explains—the program can’t count and identify every bird ...

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 ...

Hummingbirds aren’t just the smallest members of the avian class. They are also known for being largely solitary, and some aggressive species will even chase and stab each other when competing ...

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.

For a basis of knowledge, we know there are several different breeds of hummingbirds who visit our front porches and kitchen ...

Spring marks a time of rebirth, renewal, and the return of what backyard birders would consider their favorite time of year here in Arkansas— Hummingbird season! It’s time to dust off and ...

Each year it seems there are more and more photos posted on social media of various species of hummingbirds that have chosen to spend winter in Mississippi. Although well out of their typical ...