Neck-and-neck with firebush for the best hummingbird plant is the Bahama swamp bush. Hammer describes it as a large bush that blooms green hibiscus flowers, as big around as a nickel. He also ...

In this article, we’ll explore ten flowers that are ... The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a small, ...

from a flower. If you are wondering why this ... Characteristically larger than many other hummingbirds, the Green Hermit possesses a distinctive long tail and a primarily green plumage that ...

We hypothesize that flower mites may use the electrostatic attraction between the mite and the hummingbird’s beak to aid transportation. Here a flower mite is attracted to an electrode charged ...

An Anna's Hummingbird sipping from a California Fuchsia. A new study suggests that hummingbirds are accustomed to ingesting small amounts of alcohol from natural sources, such as nectar.

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. By Douglas Main Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and ...

Early fall brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), also called the Hawk Moth or Hummingbird Moth. No matter what ...