Since these birds build cup nests, any nesting box meant for them should be more of an open platform than an actual enclosed ...

A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy. Baby White-necked jacobins ( Florisuga mellivora) in Panama seem to ...

If you want to attract and support hummingbirds during migration, preparation is key — like setting up feeders and nests ...

April is in full swing, which means it's time for spring showers, blooming flowers and beautiful melodies coming from your garden.

It turns out the hummingbird might fend off predators by ... "We know so little about what nesting birds do in the tropics," said Falk, the paper's first author and postdoctoral fellow in ...

For hummingbird fans in southern New Mexico, March is a time of anticipation, as we eagerly await the return of black-chinned ...

The first week of April is the time to say good-bye to the birdfeeder and hello to nesting boxes and hummingbird feeders. "As long as there's a chance of freezing temperatures overnight, keep the ...

Most North American hummingbird species head south for winter, returning north in late winter or early spring. Arizona plays a vital role in this journey, acting as both a migration corridor and a ...

Yet one unusual species in Ecuador is nesting in colonies in the High Andes. When ornithologist Gustavo Cañas-Valle stumbled upon this fraternization among the Chimborazo Hillstar hummingbirds ...

You can follow Hummingbird Central's live map throughout ... as well as providing a source of water and trees or tall shrubs for nesting and perching. Make sure to avoid using pesticides that ...