While most birds flee the Treasure Valley once cold weather hits, one hummingbird stands out — not only for its toughness during the winter months, but also for its striking color. Anna’s hummingbirds ...

There’s no mistaking the dizzying display of a hummingbird’s wings as it zips around from flower to flower looking for nectar ...

Aside from the cold and darkness, a long winter can wear on birders eager for the excitement of spring, when avians are their loudest and most colorful all for the sake of winning a mate. But not all ...

Hummingbirds are fighters. While their needle-like bills help the tiny birds slurp up nectar inside flowers, the appendages serve a dual purpose: to joust with others over food and mates. Now, a new ...

The sharp, elongated bills of green hermit hummingbirds aren’t just fine-tuned for feeding; they also allow males to joust like knights over mates The iridescent green hermit hummingbird is known for ...

Vogue’s former Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour called out Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for urging airline passengers to “dress a little better” to encourage more civil behavior. “It was ironic to ...

Let’s get one thing out of the way: All hummingbirds fight. Most species fight for food, using their tiny bodies and sharp bills to force competitors away from flowers. But the green hermit ...

Jay Falk explored a fundamental question: How do genes give rise to different bodies? But without funding, “there’s not really a future here.” Lost Science Jay Falk explored a fundamental question: ...

Red valerian, also known as Jupiter's Beard, is a low-maintenance plant that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. The plant's bright color and tubular shape provide ideal feeding conditions for ...

One of the many signs of fall, aside from the cooling temperatures and the changing colors of the leaves, is the departure of New Jersey's beloved hummingbirds as they begin their annual migration to ...

Multiple rare white hummingbirds have recently been spotted in Mississippi during the fall migration. There are three types of white hummingbirds: albino, leucistic, and pied, each with different ...