What is smaller than the width of a dime and weighs less than half a gram? That would be the egg of an Allen’s hummingbird. This tiny bird lays tiny eggs and lives in tiny nests. We are fortunate ...

She's off the nest! She's off the nest! Phoebe is a hummingbird tending two eggs the size of Tic Tacs on a tiny nest in southern California. One foot away, a small but obtrusive webcam sits in the ...

The only thing more incredible than how fast a hummingbird flaps its wings is how it builds its nest. These birds are masters of camouflage when it comes to construction. A nest is rarely found if ...

Spring in Southern California means some of the world's tiniest birds build some of the world's dinkiest nests. Female hummingbirds gather moss, plant down and other materials and, using sticky spider ...

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 ...

Tiny hummingbird nests, with their coffee-bean-size eggs, are a tempting treat for predators. But a new study finds that hummingbirds have evolved a clever approach to home security: They use hawks as ...