Creating a hummingbird-friendly yard or garden is an ongoing learning process. This once-popular bush that hummers love is ...

From Alaska across southern Canada all the way south to Tierra del Fuego — the southernmost point of South America — ...

Don't let their size fool you — hummingbirds are small yet mighty birds. These unique facts about the adorable species will ...

And if sheer volume of hummingbirds is the experience you’re after, the migration of the country’s sole eastern species, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, is also spectacular. To catch Ruby-throats on ...

This is the only hummingbird that nests in the eastern U.S. A ruby-throated hummingbird weighs less than a quarter-ounce (the weight of a penny), only growing to about 3.5 inches long. About a third ...

Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). The only hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi river. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join ...

While humans are, of course, responsible for these impacts, some wildlife lovers are also trying to help — by installing feeders. Often red and plastic and filled with sugar water, hummingbird feeders ...

Join the conversation Science World curator Christine Olsen with Larry, a rare male stick insect born into an all-female colony. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG It’s a boy!

Dirty hummingbird feeders can harm these backyard animals. Here’s how often you should clean the bird feeder, and what to use, to avoid spreading fungal infections and making the hummingbirds sick.

This female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird takes a break from her nesting duties to grab a few sips of nectar before dashing off. Just a reminder that hummingbird feeders need to be cleaned and ...

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3. Face and Front Colors/Markings Unlike most other penguin species, you can often tell the male (left) and female (right) apart in Galápagos penguin pairs on sight alone. ©pianoman555/ via Getty ...