When a male Anna’s hummingbird pulls out of a courtship dive at roughly 60 miles per hour, the air ripping through his outer tail feathers produces a loud, sharp chirp. It is not a vocalization. No ...

Like many other pollinators some hummingbird species are at risk due to habitat loss and changes in the abundance and timing ...

Using recorded or simulated bird calls may lure more ruby throated hummingbirds into your yard, but it can raise some ...

Usually, you hear them before you see them, the buzzing sound of rapid wing beats alerting you to the return of hummingbirds to Colorado backyards in spring. What a pleasant surprise when you finally ...

Anna's hummingbirds can reach top diving speeds of around 60 mph, but their normal flight speed is around 25-30 mph. During flight, the little birds can reach nearly 10 g's of force. When diving, ...