I wondered if the rufous hummingbird would show up to spend the winter in our yard, as it had for the past four years. The Western hummingbird always arrived in August. Maybe it was just late this ...

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 ...

In good light, male Rufous Hummingbirds glow like coals: bright orange on the back and belly, with a vivid iridescent-red ...

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 ...

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 ...

A rufous hummingbird showed up at our hummingbird feeders despite temperatures in the low teens and a snow-covered backyard under dense cloud cover. The plump male bird, with a deep-red throat and ...

Feisty, small, tenacious, fast, belligerent, pugnacious, relentless, aggressive and beautiful are just a few of the terms used to describe the rufous hummingbird. If you’ve noticed a bossy hummingbird ...

Hummingbirds are migrating through Oklahoma. Learn which species you might see, how to track their journey, and how to feed ...

Hummingbird season is approaching in Bucks County. All about the ruby-throated hummingbird's spring migration and how to observe.