We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Hummingbirds are extremely popular among backyard birders across North America. From adding certain colors to their yards to attract ...

The morning I wrote this column the rain gauge on the deck read 4 inches and it was still raining. The rain was welcomed because it had been so hot and dry. And by the time this is published we may ...

Behind my house is a blue spruce, at the tip top of which is the favorite perch of my local black-chinned hummingbird, Mr. Big. Mr. Big is probably more than one bird, but I call them that because the ...

They blend in with their leafy surroundings, strike with lightning speed and eat the brains of small birds — and they're only about nine centimetres long. Researchers from the University of Basel have ...