The nests are only about the size of a golf ball. Sometimes the babies are reunited with their parents, but often they'll be brought to the shelter for care until they can be released back into the ...

A true treasure of the Americas, hummingbirds are a diverse family of more than 340 species, only 17 of which are found north of Mexico. They are also keystone mutualists, nectar feeders that have ...

This was one seriously agitated ruby-throated hummingbird. Almost 40 years ago, but I can still see myself and four undergraduate assistants standing in a small opening within a heavily forested ...

From hummingbirds to cardinals, bird feeders to bird flu — here are more stories about the winged creatures we love to see in our backyards (and beyond). Eleven hummingbird species have been spotted ...