To better understand how hummingbirds achieve this eye-popping iridescence, researchers examined microscopic, light-reflecting structures called melanosomes in their feathers. The researchers ...

Male coloring in one species of hummingbird gives a social advantage to females displaying that color pattern. This study is the first to show these behaviors in action with live hummingbirds.

Young birds often start out with female feather coloring, but in the case of this hummingbird species, they are born looking like males, said study author Jay Falk, who worked as a doctoral ...

Get the feeders out: Ruby-throated hummingbirds are flitting around Upstate NY . Updated: Apr. 10, 2017, 7:34 p.m. ... Food coloring is unnecessary; table sugar is the best choice.