There’s no mistaking the dizzying display of a hummingbird’s wings as it zips around from flower to flower looking for nectar. But often, that same frantic action is used to chase other hummingbirds.

Primarily used to procure and eat food, bills are also used to probe mud, peck wood, tear flesh, sift water, pry seeds, build ...

Happy New Year. As we embark on 2026, here’s a brief guide to the natural year in Georgia: ...

I'm so grateful to have captured this beautiful iridescent male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird on video! #Hummingbirds ...

“And you tell him if he don’t show up himself, he ain’t nothing but a yellow-bellied sapsucking coward.”–Denzel Washington as Sam Chisolm in the 2016 remake of "The Magnificent Seven" Arguably our ...

For decades now, local naturalist Jim Gilbert has been providing his observations of the great outdoors. Here are a few area ...

You’ve heard of birds flying south to escape the winter, but do you know how chipmunks spend the colder months? Eastern chipmunks dig their burrows near decaying logs or stone piles, carving out a ...

The concern is that many fewer ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) have been seen recently. You must be logged ...