Small but speedy. Tiny but aggressive. Little bodies, big appetites. Hummingbirds are a study in extremes. They are the lightest North American birds. Most weigh less than two pennies at 3 to 4 grams.

“They’re out on rainy days so they’re kind of like a light in a dark tunnel…They will still forage in the rain and if you film in slow motion, they’re just shaking the water off their head really fast ...

Humans have been hypnotized by hummingbirds ever since we arrived in the New World. The tiny creatures have a cult following, with many people placing feeders with bright red nectar in their yards to ...