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 ...

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 ...

EAGLE COUNTY — Very few animals are as continually aggressive as the rufous hummingbird (selasphorus rufus). When they stake out a feeding area of flowers or a feeder with nectar, they are in charge.

Hummingbirds are easily the most fascinating of all birds, entertaining everyone with their high-speed aerial acrobatics, diminutive size and brilliant colors. You won’t find this amazing bird in ...

A reader called us recently to report her delight at having a rufous and a broad-tailed hummingbird at her home in Magnolia. Kelly Hill first saw a female rufous hummer in her yard in early November, ...

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 ...

Considered the feistiest hummingbird in North America and a rare visitor to the East, a rufous hummingbird was seen visiting a birdfeeder in East Andover on Sept. 27 and has been seen everyday this ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating south for the winter, but other species may winter in Mississippi. Coastal residents have a higher likelihood of spotting wintering hummingbirds, including ...

Based on the number of reports from readers who have rufous hummingbirds at their feeders, I'm beginning to wonder if the ruddy-colored hummingbirds are making Texas their winter home this year. It's ...

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 ...

A Steamboat Springs resident for 52 years and a retired middle school science teacher, Winston Walker is among many hummingbird enthusiasts who are paying close attention to the flashy hummers at ...