Hummingbirds eat a lot—nearly half their body weight in nectar and bugs each day! But constant eating is what fuels them to keep their wings flapping up to 90 beats per second. You can help keep them ...

Hummingbirds are hungry little creatures. These migratory aerial acrobats need a lot of energy to beat their tiny wings so fast. Depending on which species of hummer we're talking about, that may be ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story included an incorrect ratio for water to sugar in hummingbird food. There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds in the world. While ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story included an incorrect ratio for water to sugar in hummingbird food. There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds in the world. While ...

Like tiny flying jewels, hummingbirds are a treat to observe zipping, perching, or sipping in your garden. There are around 300 species of hummingbirds, but only a handful venture north of South ...

Hummingbirds eat tiny bugs, pollen, and some fruit. However, a hummingbird's most beloved food is a basic nectar recipe. This recipe mimics the sugar content of nectar in flowers and offers birds a ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Learn how to make hummingbird nectar to attract hummingbirds to your backyard with Smithsonian's National Zoo ...

This Hummingbird Cake is sweet, dense and a crowd favorite in the Southern United States. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some ...