You’ll know it’s a male rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) if you see its back completely covered with coppery orange feathers. Males are reddish brown on the back, base of crown and most ...

To witness dazzling displays of migrating hummers on the move, the western United States is the place to be during the warmer ...

The Rufous Hummingbird is magical. The male’s iridescent throat glows brighter than a shiny copper penny and like most hummingbirds, whizzes through the air curiously hovering right in front of ...

In a few seconds, the broad-tailed hummingbird gave up and raced away. In his place, the victor, a male rufous hummingbird, now dined from the clear red feeder. Rufous hummingbirds are delightful ...

A bright flash of neon orange at one of our feeders a couple weeks ago alerted me to the presence of one of my very favorite feathered creatures: a male rufous hummingbird, stopping here along its ...

Male Anna’s hummingbirds are easily identifiable ... before climbing high into the sky and diving back down ...” A rufous hummingbird searches for food in northern Montana.

If you determine you have a female hummingbird in your backyard, and it's highly aggressive, it could be a female rufous.

Male Allen’s hummingbirds tend to have mostly green backs, while male rufous hummingbirds have mostly reddish-orange backs; they often be distinguished if you get a decent view. Female Allen’s ...

A ruby-throated hummingbird a more common sight in the Poconos than the rufous hummingbird. "The male sports a bright metallic-red gorge, or throat patch; on the female this area is grayish white ...

The Rufous Hummingbird is magical. The male’s iridescent throat glows brighter than a shiny copper penny and like most hummingbirds, whizzes through the air curiously hovering right in front of ...