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 ...

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 ...

You don't have to be a hardcore birder to enjoy and appreciate the diminutive hummingbird. In fact, millions of people across ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hummingbirds are tiny (only 3-4 grams in weight), but supporting such high metabolisms requires a lot of calories. If it were ...

Photographer’s description: “Hummingbirds are reluctant sharers, and one will often fly up close to another on the feeder to try to intimidate it to fly away. Because they’re so small and ...

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 ...

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 ...