One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many. Because the public is so fond of these gorgeous little birds, they help draw ...

DEAR JOAN: About 10 days ago, a hummingbird began to create a nest on a mobile hanging under my patio overhang. The mobile is right in front of my kitchen window. For days, the hummingbird would come ...

In a couple of weeks, ruby-throated hummingbirds will begin arriving in Georgia for their nesting season after overwintering in Mexico and Central America. That means many of us homeowners will be ...

When most people think of bird nests, they picture a tea-cup-sized structure built of grass and twigs. Many nests, in fact, do resemble grassy cups, but the full range of bird nests embraces ...

Wondering why you never see a male hummingbird at your feeder? Our birding experts provide the reason why boy birds aren't in your backyard.

Established in 1999, the Resilience Alliance is an international, multidisciplinary research organization that explores the dynamics of social-ecological systems. RA members collaborate across ...

In March last year, my husband, Dennis, was in our backyard with the garden hose when a female Anna’s hummingbird buzzed his ear. We soon found her nest on our 8-foot-tall prickly pear cactus. As a ...

The hummingbirds that had been at your backyard feeders until a week or two ago could be missing for a range of reasons, but there’s one possibility more likely than all the rest. Hummingbirds are in ...

Plan now to attract ruby-throated hummingbirds to your garden! These tiny birds migrate to Mexico and Central America for the winter. Their return path to the north coincides with blooming plants.