You’ll know it’s a male rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) if you see its back completely covered with coppery orange feathers. Males are reddish brown on the back, base of crown and most of the ...

Hummingbirds generally evoke thoughts of warm weather and summer. Mostly, that would be correct, but the times, they are a-changin’. Of the 16 hummingbird species that nest in the U.S., only one ...

In November, Clyde Kessler, Radford's resident bird expert, told me that hummingbirds had been seen at feeders in Radford and that they may be Rufous Hummingbirds. These are usually found in the ...

That cute hummingbird that's been chirping in your backyard will soon spread its wings. As summer fades to fall, hummingbirds will fly away from the Palmetto State, migrating to areas like Mexico and ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating south for the winter, but other species may winter in Mississippi. Coastal residents have a higher likelihood of spotting wintering hummingbirds, including ...