There’s Mold Growing in Your Feeder “Hummingbird nectar is sugar water, and feeders are most often hung in the summer, when it’s hot out. This makes a hummingbird feeder the ...

But there’s one big, big, caveat here: If your feeder is dirty, it could be harming, or even killing, the hummers that visit it, turning the feeder from a lifeline into a trap.

But once hummingbird feeders took off, the birds really began to thrive. Their range continued to grow, and their bodies adapted to the artificial abundance of food.

When a hummingbird approaches a hanging feeder near a house, it may not recognize windows as solid surfaces. If the bird gets startled, it could zip away into the window and hurt itself.

It's time to clean your hummingbird feeders and started mixing up some nectar – the tiny ruby-throated hummingbird is getting close to New Hampshire. While they're tiny - they weigh less than a ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are expected to return to Ohio around April 20. These birds spend winters in Mexico and South America, undertaking a long migration that includes a 500-mile stretch over ...

Place your feeder where it will be visible to hummingbirds and safe from predators. Keep the feeder near plants to avoid exposing the birds in the open, but don't bury the feeder in foliage either.

The day-old bird, smaller than a pinky finger, had brown fuzz all over its body. When Falk and Taylor walked closer to the nest, the chick began twitching and shaking its head—a behavior they had ...

Since hummingbirds love nectar, found in plants, one of the best tips to reel in more hummingbirds is simple: "Plant native plants that attract hummingbirds," Moore said.

You can also simply hang more feeders in one cluster. “If you get a bunch of feeders in one place, and a bunch of hummingbirds coming in to them, at some point, nobody can chase everyone away and they ...

This doesn't mean, however, that you should pack up your hummingbird feeders quite yet. With the help of N.C. State University's Transylvania County Center, here's what to know about hummingbirds ...