Ruby-throated hummingbirds won't get too fat to migrate south if you keep feeders out. Susan Pike. Wed, September 4, 2024 at 9:11 AM UTC. 3 min read.

We are about to enter peak ruby-throated hummingbird migration. My feeders still have hummingbirds visiting daily, but some males have already begun their long flight, soon to be followed by ...

Their bags are packed for a 1,000-plus-mile flight to Mexico and Central America. The essential luggage for a ruby-throated hummingbird? Up to an extra gram of fat. Yes, fat on the smallest ...

You’ve probably heard about geese, whales, and buffalo migrating due to extreme weather changes or to find food for their young. However, did you know that there is a tiny, five-inch traveler that ...

Hummingbirds need the sugar rush to keep their heart beating up to 1260 times a minute.

“There’s nothing but fat available to burn.” Hummingbirds have evolved to be remarkably nimble at switching their metabolism from sugar-burning to fat-burning, he has found.

This being early April, the first waves of ruby-throated hummingbirds -- mostly males -- are arriving in Georgia from their winter homes in Central America and southern Mexico.

Other birds had plenty of fat, though, enough to go more than 4,000 kilometers. Hummingbirds’ small size may actually be an advantage when it comes to long-distance flight, the researchers note.

In addition to seeing more than one ruby-throated hummingbird at the feeder, calmly feeding side-by-side, I’ve had a number of people ask me why they aren’t seeing any male ruby-throated ...

Our ruby-throated hummingbirds, as they begin their long migration south, need more than just the ability to hover in front of a flower, delicately sipping nectar; they also need strength, stamina ...