In dense vegetation, hummingbirds must dodge and weave around branches and vines. Marc Badger of UC Berkeley elicits such acrobatics in the lab by having birds fly through small apertures ...

The SPCA is caring for three “jelly bean-sized” hummingbird nestlings at the Wildlife Center. One was brought to the center ...

They hover often, and also fly upside down and backwards. These hummingbirds have extremely short legs, so they cannot walk or even hop with any efficiency. Ruby-throated hummingbirds live in ...

"Hummingbirds have a special adaptation called torpor which is like a mini hibernation," Routledge said. "When it gets below a certain temperature, they go into torpor." Routledge said while in ...

Hummingbird migration takes these tiny birds south for the winter in search of warmer temperatures, but they will fly as far as 3,000 miles back in the spring. If you’re like other fans of these ...