Male and female hummingbirds can be difficult to tell apart, but they have a few key differences. Given their behaviors, it's ...

Female hummingbirds are very protective of their nests and their young. If another female tries to steal the nest or nesting ...

Our female rufous hummingbird, after only a day of skirmishing with the resident black-chinned hummingbirds, was joined by a striking adult male the very next day, so her rule over the yard was ...

Additionally, male and female hummingbirds have glistening green-bronze backs and pale stomachs. The hummingbird gets its name because the beat of its wings ― more than 50 times per second ...

The male has a white breast, but the rest of him, including his gorget, is mostly a color that can be described as copper, rusty, orange or rufous. The female is a mix of rufous, green, and gray ...

Male hummingbirds court female hummingbirds by soaring upward and then diving at high speed, which ends in a loud squeak produced by spreading their tail.

Hummingbird Central collects sightings to show where the little birds have migrated to most recently. See the map, and learn how to attract the birds.

Mississippi man gets visit from rare wintering hummingbird 'Right now I have nine of three different species. I have four Rufous, four black-chins and one ruby-throat. I had a calliope for a day ...

Females and young birds closely resemble female Rufous and Allen’s Hummingbirds, but the latter species are slightly larger, with more contrasting markings and longer tails.

A cinnamon/rufous color is almost always obvious at places on the bird, especially on its tail. A full adult rufous male is basically bright orange, or rufous, all over, and can’t be missed.

Hummingbirds in winter? This Mississippi man is attracting several unusual species 'Last year I had two black-chinned hummingbirds, a broad-tail, a Rufous and one ruby-throated. It's really cool ...