After a lo-o-o-ng, lonely migratory journey a male Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) lands in the mountain meadows of the Wasatch Back just as vibrant green leaves and floral tubulars unfurl. He ...

A Rufous hummingbird. Credit: Wendy Miller/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The Rufous hummingbird has a reputation as one of the continent’s most tenacious birds of its size. Weighing less than a nickel and ...

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 ...

As September, ends the yellow flowers of wild goldenrods are joined by the lavender, blue, pink or white blossoms of asters. They, like so many other flowers that bloom now, are members of the ...

Two rufous hummingbirds hailing from breeding grounds in the Pacific Northwest have been gulping down sugar water from our hummingbird feeders since late August. I have no idea where they bred last ...

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 ...

The Rufous Hummingbird is magical. The male’s iridescent throat glows brighter than a shiny copper penny and like most hummingbirds, whizzes through the air curiously hovering right in front of humans ...

They’re back. As I look out our kitchen window, there is a swarm of rufous hummingbirds in our garden area. They are perched in the trees, feeding on flowers and attempting to perch on one of our many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hummingbirds have started to arrive in Wisconsin during ...

Hummingbirds are some of the most captivating creatures to welcome into your garden. With their iridescent feathers, rapid wingbeats, and unique ability to hover as they feed, they bring a touch of ...

Plucky, beautiful and declining in numbers at about a 2% annual rate, the rufous hummingbird makes its long annual migration in different timing and route patterns based the birds' age and sex, new ...