Birding experts answer some of the most commonly asked questions about fascinating hummingbird behavior that you might see in ...

It is always breathtaking to watching a tiny, shiny, colorful hummingbird working it’s little heart out to keep those wings beating while eating from flowers and feeders. Many of us, old and young, ...

The animal world is always full of surprises. Even a long-studied species can hold a few secrets hidden between their fur or scales. From the sounds sharks make to the hunting habits of cuttlefish, ...

Everyone loves to watch hummingbirds—tiny, brightly colored blurs that dart about, hovering at flowers and pugnaciously defending their ownership of a feeder. But to the scientists who study them, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Hanging baskets bursting with colorful flowers brighten up a porch or deck. They can serve as fantastic hummingbird magnets ...

With the arrival of spring comes the potential for multiple glittering hummingbirds to grace your yard. In fact, their appearance is like a clarion call of the season, coinciding with blooming ...

The first comprehensive map of hummingbirds' 22-million-year-old family tree -- reconstructed based on careful analysis of 284 of the world's 338 known species -- tells a story of rapid and ongoing ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Gardeners, it seems, are competitive people who ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...