One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many.

Our female rufous hummingbird, after only a day of skirmishing with the resident black-chinned hummingbirds, was joined by a striking adult male the very next day, so her rule over the yard was ...

Rufous hummingbirds in particular are well-known for their peregrinations across the continent, ... and a female rufous hummingbird that spent three winters in a row here.

The fall hummingbird migration is a wonderful time for those who enjoy watching and feeding the little birds as hundreds of thousands of them pass through the state, but all good things come to an ...

One of my favorite joys of the summer months is watching our amazing hummingbirds. The broad-tailed hummingbirds arrive ...

But one Mississippi man is enjoying a rare event as what appears to be a female Rufous hummingbird has taken up residence at his home. "I was excited," said Wayne Patterson of Columbus.

In January 2006, Jane Patterson welcomed a tiny, unexpected guest to a shrub in her backyard: a female rufous hummingbird that returned to her yard four consecutive years.

The female birds will show a grey-tinted white throat. ... Rufous hummingbirds are one of the longest migrating birds relative to their size, traveling up to 4,000 miles each way.