EAGLE COUNTY — Very few animals are as continually aggressive as the rufous hummingbird (selasphorus rufus). When they stake out a feeding area of flowers or a feeder with nectar, they are in charge.

Hummingbirds are easily the most fascinating of all birds, entertaining everyone with their high-speed aerial acrobatics, diminutive size and brilliant colors. You won’t find this amazing bird in ...

The broad-tailed hummingbird was feeding noisily at the feeder when a bolt of copper shot from the sky right toward it. Flashes of red, green and orange filled the air as the two miniature-flying ...

I wondered if the rufous hummingbird would show up to spend the winter in our yard, as it had for the past four years. The Western hummingbird always arrived in August. Maybe it was just late this ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In the fall, we increasingly see western species of hummingbirds, especially ...

August is the peak of hummingbird season in Teller County. Our local breeder is the Broad-tailed, but starting in July a couple of others move in: the Rufous and Calliope. They are all greenish in ...

Iowa, along with much of the Eastern United States, gets the short end of the stick when it comes to hummingbird diversity. The ruby-throated hummingbird comprises Iowa's only regular and nesting ...

Based on the number of reports from readers who have rufous hummingbirds at their feeders, I'm beginning to wonder if the ruddy-colored hummingbirds are making Texas their winter home this year. It's ...

Eleven hummingbird species have been spotted in North Carolina, though the Ruby-throated hummingbird — the most prevalent species in the state by a landslide — is the one most of us will see this ...

More western species show up when they are migrating, and the ruby-throated hummingbird sometimes will stay longer than usual. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are typically the only species of hummingbirds ...