Some female birds are dressed to the nines – yet oddly interact less with others. Brightly colored feathers may be the key for these female hummingbirds to avoid physical fights with others of their ...

A lot of people are familiar with the idea that many birds are color-coded by sex: males are brilliant whilst females are drab. But hummingbirds have turned this perception onto its head because in ...

Hummingbirds with brightly colored feathers typical of males are harassed by other birds less frequently than those with drab female-colored feathers. Male coloring in one species of hummingbird gives ...

These living jewels in our gardens give us the joy of watching them in their pursuit of life: drinking nectar from flowers or feeders, nabbing an insect in the air, chasing another hummingbird from ...