Catching sight of a tiny, colorful hummingbird can be a truly magnificent spectacle. Named after the noise their wings make during flight, hummingbirds can frequently be seen hovering over flowers and ...

Baby hummingbird pondering life at Point Defiance. “I am one of the lightest birds in the sky, yet I am also one of the fastest. I am tiny, but I can fly a very long way. I am mostly made of air, like ...

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 pretend ...

In a cute first, a curious observation led to a sweet and thrilling discovery of a caterpillar-like hummingbird with hairs that can even hurt humans if touched! Jay Falk, a U.S. National Science ...

The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South America and the Caribbean. It shimmers blue and green in the sunlight as it flits ...

A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be something unusual among hummingbirds? Rosannette Quesada Hidalgo Some ...

One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many. Because the public is so fond of these gorgeous little birds, they help draw ...

The nests are only about the size of a golf ball. Sometimes the babies are reunited with their parents, but often they'll be brought to the shelter for care until they can be released back into the ...

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego firefighters put their lifesaving skills to work on one of their tiniest patients. They found an injured baby hummingbird at the base of a tree in their station parking lot and ...