Tag: hummingbird

Director of Programming Amy can’t help but be fascinated by ruby-throated hummingbirds. These tiny aviators defy logic. How so? Read on as Amy shares more about hummingbird behavior and the feats they accomplish during their migration.

We’re giving you some fun coloring activities! In honor of National Pollinators Week, we’ll be sharing a coloring page featuring a different pollinator every day. These tiny birds pack a powerful punch when it comes to pollination. Hummingbirds may drink mainly nectar, but they also carry pollen.

Recently I was witness to a ruby-throated hummingbird’s (Archilochus colubris) seemingly miraculous recovery from an onslaught of attacks from another territorial hummer. When I came upon the tiny feathered creature it was laying in the grass with its head down. It was hard to know whether it was going to make it. I, on the […]