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Have some pity on the overworked mother. Female hummingbirds tending to a nest full of eggs or chicks are working their tail feathers. They're either warming their future young or filling hungry ...

The thunder rolled and lightning danced among the jagged peaks as a summer rainstorm soaked the alpine meadows of California’s Sierra Nevada. Our parkas were zipped tight and heads down as we plodded ...

The calendar says that it’s winter. But for much of the natural world in coastal California, life is clearly awakening as abundant water and already lengthening days give their cues. Grasses are green ...

Walking along a river trail recently, some birding friends and I stopped to stare in astonishment at an unusual sight, a hummingbird flitting near the base of a big oak. Almost at ground level, she ...

If you have a hummingbird that can't seem to stay away from your garden, you may be on the hunt for ways to make them stay just a bit longer. Whether you're an avid bird lover or in the process of ...