hummingbirds
Close (and Really Old), But No Hummer
It eats like a hummingbird and is tiny like a hummingbird, but the oldest pollinating bird was not a hummingbird….
There is more in a long-tailed hummingbird than what meets the eye
What makes this or that bird one we want to see on our next birding trip? Personal preferences are important,…
The Marvelous Spatuletail on Display!
In preparing for my first trip to see the Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis), I decided to read as much as I…
White-necked Jacobin at Asa Wright Nature Center
The veranda at the Asa Wright Nature Center, one of the most storied and highly-lauded birding ecolodge destinations in the…
What is the Hummingbird Big Day Record?
Pat O’Donnell over at Costa Rica Living and Birding maps out a potential hummingbird-only big day route that could net…
(Humming) Bird (Nest) on a Wire
It is not every day that you get to see a hummingbird. It is even rarer to see a hummingbird…
The Hummingbird that Answered My Heart’s Calling by Noelle M. Meade-Izzi
From Owls in the Family to Wesley the Owl, the narrative in which a human interacts with another species and…
Anna’s Hummingbird Female Bathing and Preening at the Waterfall
Anna’s Hummingbird Female (Calypte anna) Bathing and Preening at the Waterfall Hummingbirds don’t always sip nectar or sugar water….
The Hummingbirds of Western Montana
Are invisible. I mean, I know they’re out there. The Montana Field Guide, a helpful online compendium provided by the…
What is the National Bird of Jamaica?
The national bird of Jamaica is the Red-billed Streamertail, known colloquially as the Doctor Bird and scientifically as Trochilus polytmus….
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