Anna Maria Island beaches contain more than 400 sea turtle nests while two early nests hatched out on July 3. Yes, it’s hatch ...

By Howard Whiteman Murray State University It was an odd place for a hummingbird nest, but there it was. I typically think ...

Habitat loss, pesticides, window collisions, house cats and climate change are taking a toll on songbird populations. But for our backyard nesters, a crow was the biggest threat.

The flash of a tiny bird darting through your backyard—iridescent green, a throat like a jewel, wings buzzing like a ...

Info from Licensor: "Anna's hummingbird feeding her chick and taking some of the nesting material with her for her next next.

The Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna), named for 19th century Italian duchess Anna Massena, is one of the larger and more vocal hummingbirds in the United States, and the only one to produce a song.

Other rare hummingbird species that you may see in Ohio include: Mexican violetears. Black-chinned hummingbirds. Calliope hummingbirds. Allen’s hummingbirds. Anna’s hummingbirds.

Watching hummingbirds is more fun when you find a hummingbird nest with hummingbird eggs. Learn how to attract these tiny ...

Costa’s hummingbird Costa’s hummingbird can be found year-round in Southern California and “flourish in deserts.” They breed at times similar to Anna’s hummingbird, from January to May.

A closely related hummingbird, the Allen’s, has become a fairly common year-round resident in Santa Barbara. It used to be that Anna’s was our only resident hummingbird, but the Allen’s, perhaps ...

She says a mother hummingbird might only sit on her nest for a week or so. After that, it’s usually warm enough during the daytime for her to leave her babies, in search of food.

The Anna’s hummingbird, instantly recognizable thanks to its bright pink head, is considered the “quintessential California hummingbird,” according to Andrea Jones, senior director of ...