Let's get one thing out of the way: All hummingbirds fight. Most species fight for food, using their tiny bodies and sharp bills to force competitors away from flowers. But the green hermit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A green hummingbird in flight between flowers Hummingbirds are a welcome visitor in just about any outdoor space. Whether you're ...

In the Santa Marta mountains of Colombia, an experienced bird-watcher unexpectedly spotted a Santa Marta sabrewing hummingbird. This was only the second time the critically endangered hummingbird has ...

Over at Strange Horizons, Kyri Freeman’s short story “Out of Sombra Canyon” takes two biologists to a remote canyon, where they’re tracking the rare Green Tailed Hummingbird. What they discover is ...

To find food, dazzle mates, escape predators and navigate diverse terrain, birds rely on their excellent color vision. To investigate how birds perceive their colorful world, Stoddard and her research ...

Bruce Peterjohn peers through a magnifying glass at a rufous hummingbird in Green Spring Gardens. The rufous is not native to these parts, especially not during winter, when hummingbirds move south.