The broad-tailed hummingbird was feeding noisily at the feeder when a bolt of copper shot from the sky right toward it. Flashes of red, green and orange filled the air as the two miniature-flying ...

Hummingbirds are easily the most fascinating of all birds, entertaining everyone with their high-speed aerial acrobatics, diminutive size and brilliant colors. You won’t find this amazing bird in ...

A reader called us recently to report her delight at having a rufous and a broad-tailed hummingbird at her home in Magnolia. Kelly Hill first saw a female rufous hummer in her yard in early November, ...

Not just any hummingbird, but a rufous hummingbird, a Western bird that should be lounging in Mexico this time of year. The species, which breeds in Alaska and Southwestern Canada, had never been seen ...

The eastern half of the U.S. rarely sees but a single hummingbird, the Ruby-throated. This Mexican resident comes north to nest, braving the Gulf of Mexico during both its spring arrival and fall ...