As a gardener, selecting the right shrubs can provide a continuous source of nectar for hummingbirds, ensuring they frequent your garden throughout the blooming season. In this article ...

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers.

Caring for hummingbird feeders is crucial to provide shelter and nourishment to these birds. These feeders offer a sweet treat but must be kept clean and fresh to keep visitors safe and healthy. Dirty ...

Rufous hummingbirds in particular are well-known for their peregrinations across the continent, and over several decades have ...

To make a DIY hummingbird feeder, you will need a clean, empty plastic bottle or glass jar, sugar, water, red non-toxic paint ...

Hummingbirds are small but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of more than 5,590 miles a year. Their journeys are ...

New research is providing insight into when torpor happens in some varieties of hummingbirds common to B.C. and how much the birds bulk up for migration.

Mites who hitchhike on the beaks of hummingbirds use a surprising method to help them on their journey: electricity. These hummingbird flower mites feed on nectar and live within specific flowers for ...

The milky specks known as hummingbird mites are among the most skilled hitchhikers in the world. They live their lives inside ...

Powered by nectar and a metabolic marvel, migratory hummingbirds travel thousands of kilometres each year, breeding in places like British Columbia before making the journey as far away as Mexico ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Martha Irvine Powered by nectar and a metabolic marvel, migratory hummingbirds travel thousands of kilometres each year, breeding in places like British Columbia before making ...