Bill shape affects how efficiently a hummingbird feeds and how it competes with other hummingbirds. Because of humans, they ...

During their nightly energy-conserving cooldowns, hummingbirds may strategically adjust just how low their body temperatures go. These tiny powerhouses cool off by up to 37 degrees Celsius while ...

Planning to leave your hummingbird feeders out all winter? If you don't follow these steps, it could cause your winged ...

Everyone loves to watch hummingbirds — tiny, brightly colored blurs that dart about, hovering at flowers and pugnaciously defending their ownership of a feeder. But to the scientists who study them, ...

Did you know that a simple “mmm” sound could be the key to reducing stress and calming your mind? It may sound surprising, but humming isn’t just a pleasant sound—it’s a powerful tool that can help ...

Hummingbirds are back in Pennsylvania after their annual southern vacation, so you should be seeing these small birds flitting around the yard by now. Gardeners like hummingbirds not only for their ...

Tiny, mighty, jewel-toned hummingbirds are almost to Michigan. Hummingbird Central keeps a map of spring migration sightings as they fly north from January to May. As of Friday, April 18, ...

During migration from their winter homes in Central and South America, a hummingbird’s heart beats up to 1,260 times a minute, and its wings flap 15 to 80 times a second, according to Hummingbird ...