Most of us know of the ruby-throated hummingbird, a common visitor that weighs between 3 and 5 grams, less than a nickel.

It is hard not to watch in amazement when you see a hummingbird flitting around.

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With the work it takes to raise a hummingbird family, females are typically scarce through the summer. But now, they're starting to appear.

Well, we have about one month or so to take advantage of watching our only species of hummingbird east of the Mississippi River, the ruby-throated hummingbird. With the shortening amount of daylight ...

A ruby-throated hummingbird feeds from a flower. The species is the only hummingbird that breeds in Maine and typically arrives in May. Credit: Bob Duchesne Hummingbirds are returning to Maine as the ...

Hummingbirds have returned to New York. The very first ruby-throated hummingbirds were spotted within New York state by mid-April - two on Long Island and one in the Hudson Valley, according to ...

Picture this: you’re sipping your morning coffee when suddenly, a flash of emerald green whizzes past your window. You look up just in time to see a tiny bird, no bigger than your thumb, hovering at a ...

Michigan's ruby-throated hummingbirds are flitting about the state now, and with a little effort, your hummingbird feeder will welcome the birds. "While native flowering plants are the best source of ...

It was so hot this past week that it felt more like mid-July than mid-April. The heat is really pushing plants to put out leaves or flowers, but flowers don’t stay pretty for long when it’s this hot.

Hummingbirds have started appearing in parts of New York. By mid-May, the birds should be present throughout the entire state. The very first ruby-throated hummingbirds were spotted within New York ...