Our local ruby-throated hummingbirds can beat their wings at a rate of more than 50 times per second! Try imitating this motion with your arms if you want to truly appreciate the difficulty.

Our local ruby-throated hummingbirds can beat their wings at a rate of more than 50 times per second! Try imitating this motion with your arms if you want to truly appreciate the difficulty.

This year, the migration seems to be a little slower. As of April 16, ruby-throated hummingbirds have been spotted as far north as New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Feeders hung on trees and patios provide adult birds with ... eats tree sap along with nectar. For protein the Ruby Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) snacks on mosquitos, gnats, spiders, and ...

Expect to see more and more tiny birds, with fast wings, long beaks, and bright red throat patches, starting next week and ...

Rebecca Suomala, a biologist with New Hampshire Audubon, said that the ruby-throated hummingbirds found in New England, leave the region between early August and mid-to-late September, and most of ...

The ruby-throated hummingbird weighs about as much as a penny (0.1 ounces). They migrate from Indiana all the way down to Mexico, 500 miles or more. While hummingbirds love to feed at flowers, they ...

The tiny, fast-flying ruby-throated hummingbirds are frequently seen around the Palmetto State and have become favorites to many. When you get a chance to spot one, the males of this species will ...

The tiny, fast-flying ruby-throated hummingbirds are frequently seen around the Palmetto State and have become favorites to many. When you get a chance to spot one, the males of this species will ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are the only native hummingbird in Michigan. According to the National Audubon Society, setting out feeders in anticipation of their arrival can provide a supplemental ...

Our ruby-throated hummingbirds, as they begin their long migration south, need more than just the ability to hover in front of a flower, delicately sipping nectar; they also need strength, stamina ...