Hummingbirds need your help to keep topped up with the right food this fall, but do you know the sweet spot for feeding?

Tiny but fiercely territorial, hummingbirds see other birds as a threat to their next meal—no matter how diligently you ...

That old saying "you eat like a bird" was meant to imply that a person just picks at their food while consuming very little. This simile suggests that birds don't eat much but, in reality, this could ...

With their jewel-toned plumage and high-energy acrobatics, hummingbirds are some of our most fascinating garden visitors. As they zoom by, you'll hear the distinctive whir of their wings beating up to ...

A female ruby-throated hummingbird drinks at a hummingbird feeder in Franklin in this Aug. 19, 2012, file photo. Credit: Brian Swartz Editor’s note: This story was originally published in March 2019.

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story included an incorrect ratio for water to sugar in hummingbird food. There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds in the world. While ...

Hummingbirds are once again returning to their breeding grounds as spring comes around. That means it is time to start thinking about putting out your hummingbird feeders. The small birds can weigh ...

Hummingbirds will start their migration further south soon. Here's when you should stop feeding them in Western NC.

Learn how to make hummingbird nectar to attract hummingbirds to your backyard with Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute experts, bird ecologist Brian Evans and nutritionist ...

Hummingbirds need your help to keep topped up with the right food this fall, but do you know the sweet spot for feeding?