A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush –– unless it’s a hummingbird. Then it could actually cost you a $500 fine or six months in prison, according to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of ...

Tiny hummingbird nests, with their coffee-bean-size eggs, are a tempting treat for predators. But a new study finds that hummingbirds have evolved a clever approach to home security: They use ...

In winter, when flowers and insects are scarce, you may notice fewer hummingbirds around your yard. Here's how to attract them back during these colder months. House Digest.

I walk by a patch of wild blackberries before I enter the woods. During the second half of August, with the passing of blueberries and raspberries, these juicy berries are a great delight. More ...

A hummingbird’s nest doesn’t need to be as large as other birds. Chicks only stay in the nest for about a month before learning to fly. During that time, mama and her babies have plenty of space.

IT'S A WONDER that Rita Walker ever saw the tiny hummingbird constructing her nest on a pine tree branch over Trant Lake. Both the lichen-covered nest and the little female blend in with the ...

An ornithologist discovered a hummingbird “hive” in Ecuador‘s High Andes—a major departure for the solitary animals. ... Eighty-two percent of the 74 documented nests were part of groups, ...

Tiny hummingbird nests, with their coffee-bean-size eggs, are a tempting treat for predators. But a new study finds that hummingbirds have evolved a clever approach to home security: They use ...

About 24 hours after hatching, all the wood duck ducklings will jump out of the nest to join their mother. Questions about this spectacle and other reader birding questions answered.

The nests that house those eggs are tiny — about the size of half an English walnut shell — and typically located in trees at the edge of woods, or forests with other openings like along a ...

This plentiful availability of nectar allows hummingbirds to begin their nesting process early —January nests are not uncommon, though you can continue to encounter active hummingbird nests all ...