Why do hummingbirds hum? Because they don’t know the words!” Well, most of us realize that it is the rapid beating of their ...

It varies based on where in North America you live, according to experts. Below, they share when exactly you should aim to ...

They’re so fun to watch and many of us hang hummingbird feeders to attract them to our yards. Need More Farms is a ...

But high-speed cameras show us what makes these birds perfect flying machines. A captive Anna’s hummingbird feeds while hovering before an optical illusion in a reenactment of an experiment that ...

The male ruby-throated hummingbird does indeed have a striking red throat, though the female of the species does not. You would have to look quickly to see either, however, as these speedy little ...

Hummingbird flower mites utilize electroreception to hitch rides on hummingbirds, enabling them to move between flowers. These mites respond specifically to the electric field generated by the ...

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. By Douglas Main Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and ...