When most plants begin to fade, one dramatic flowering shrub surges into action, drawing the attention of winged pollinators with towering spikes of vivid color. This impressive plant fills a critical ...

Bright wings flashing through the garden always steal attention, especially when hummingbirds arrive like tiny helicopters on ...

The nectar-rich picks hummingbirds can't resist.

Humans have been hypnotized by hummingbirds ever since we arrived in the New World. The tiny creatures have a cult following, with many people placing feeders with bright red nectar in their yards to ...

Hummingbirds are potentially the most colourful birds in the animal kingdom – at least, they are from the perspective of the birds themselves. An analysis of 114 species of the small, nectar-supping ...

Male Broad-tailed Hummingbirds perform dramatic aerial courtship dives to impress females. In a new study, scientists have shown that diving males closely time key events to produce a burst of signals ...

Readers are still sharing hummingbird arrival stories, and a few of those stories boasted some extra drama. For instance, one of these tiny birds arrived with such gusto that it soon ran afoul of a ...