As I went in, that insight contrasted with lines from the oft-cited Dylan Thomas poem: “Do not go gentle into that good night,/ Old age should burn and rave at close of day;/ Rage, rage against the ...

Only cavity-nesting birds are likely to visit your bird house. To attract species that prefer open areas, like robins and ...

Pesticides are the nerve center threat driving hummingbirds away, thinning their insect prey and contaminating nectar. This matters because insects form the protein-rich diet hummingbirds need, so ...

Ohio's hummingbirds will begin migrating to wintering locations starting in September. Decreasing daylight hours in the late summer and early fall signal the birds to travel south. Ohioans can leave ...

Homemade hummingbird nectar can be made with a 4:1 ratio of boiling water to refined white sugar. Place multiple feeders near each other, ideally with perches, to encourage hummingbird feeding. For ...

Take a stroll through a garden or restored patch of native plants, and you might catch a creature zipping skillfully among the blooms much like a tiny-but-fierce hummingbird on the hunt for nectar.

Hummingbirds have become a favorite garden visitor for many people—and hummingbird feeders and flowers help bring them to your yard for your viewing pleasure. But while you may be aware that ...

Hummingbird flying near a hanging planter - Michele Casteel/Getty Images One of the best parts of growing a lush flower garden is enjoying the view of the pollinators they attract, especially ...

When temperatures warm, and plants bloom, hummingbirds start to appear in open woods, fields, and around flower and vegetable gardens. The species we have here in Kentucky is the the Ruby-Throated ...

hummingbird hovers in the air - Jenny Grewal / 500px/Getty Images Hummingbirds aren't just fun to watch, they're also great pollinators. While there are a variety of ways to attract hummingbirds to ...

This spring, our native coralbean, Erythrina herbacea, in our Brevard Discovery Garden (BDG) received numerous visits from hummingbirds. I know this because the tree is full of seed pods, which are ...

As the warmer spring weather moves into Iowa, so are the hummingbirds. Hummingbird Central, a website where people can share sightings, has dozens of ruby-throated hummingbird reports across Iowa.