But when veterinarians can confidently detect fractures, it means they can stabilize the bones using tools like splints.

Everyone loves to watch hummingbirds—tiny, brightly colored blurs that dart about, hovering at flowers and pugnaciously defending their ownership of a feeder. But to the scientists who study them, ...

Cold snaps can freeze nectar fast. Here’s what bird experts say about whether hummingbird feeder heaters are really needed.

Hummingbird bills -- their long, thin beaks -- look a little like drinking straws. But new research shows just how little water, or nectar, that comparison holds. Scientists have discovered that the ...

Hummingbirds are unique among birds for numerous reasons, and that also includes their backward flying capability. Like almost every other bird species, they can do it all: hover, fly upside down and ...

An Oregon State University landscape ecologist will talk about the importance of maintaining forest corridors for tropical hummingbirds and the plants they pollinate at the next Science Pub Corvallis.

The Anna's hummingbird is more cold-hardy than most hummingbirds. Learn what the males and females look like and where to ...

Experts explain whether you should feed hummingbirds in winter, when it helps, and what to know about maintaining feeders in ...

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 ...

The hummingbirds are getting close to Rhode Island. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only species that breeds in the Ocean State. While they're tiny - they weigh less than a nickel – they make a ...