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 ...

I wondered if the rufous hummingbird would show up to spend the winter in our yard, as it had for the past four years. The Western hummingbird always arrived in August. Maybe it was just late this ...

EAGLE COUNTY — Very few animals are as continually aggressive as the rufous hummingbird (selasphorus rufus). When they stake out a feeding area of flowers or a feeder with nectar, they are in charge.

Hummingbirds are in the midst of their annual migration north for the summer, and Ohio residents have begun spotting the tiny ...

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, ...

Hummingbirds' spring migration is already well underway! This map will help you identify when to set up your hummingbird ...

Based on the number of reports from readers who have rufous hummingbirds at their feeders, I'm beginning to wonder if the ruddy-colored hummingbirds are making Texas their winter home this year. It's ...

If you want to start a spirited but friendly argument between birders, just ask a group to identify a rufous or an Allen’s hummingbird. You might as well send out for food, because the debate could ...

Based on the number of reports from readers who have rufous hummingbirds at their feeders, I'm beginning to wonder if the ruddy-colored hummingbirds are making Texas their winter home this year. It's ...

Spring's unusually warm weather has coaxed hummingbirds to the Fort Collins area about two weeks early. Here's how to attract ...

A Steamboat Springs resident for 52 years and a retired middle school science teacher, Winston Walker is among many hummingbird enthusiasts who are paying close attention to the flashy hummers at ...