Both sexes have a shimmery bright green back and crown with a grayish white belly, but only the males boast an iridescent ruby-red throat. Hummingbirds do not sing, but rather they will make a variety ...
Hummingbirds are perhaps the most popular birds found across the United States. These native miniature birds are often seen ...
Looking to add a unique, eye-catching plant to your garden that attracts hummingbirds to your yard? The bottlebrush ...
Scarlet sage, or Salvia coccinea, attracts hummingbirds with its bright red tubular flowers, which are perfectly shaped for their long, thin beaks, allowing them to feed with ease. Native to Mexico, ...
This delicious cake made with pineapples, bananas, spices, and cream cheese frosting may be a Southern favorite, but it was ...
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a tiny, iridescent green bird with a slender black bill and a forked tail. Males display a brilliant ruby-red throat patch, which can appear black in poor light.
Nectar is an important part of a hummingbird's diet. Native plants are the way to go, and hummingbirds are attracted to red blooms in particular. If the flowers are tubular, even better, as they're ...
Favors red tubular flowers such as penstemon, red monkey-flower, red columbine, paintbrush, scarlet sage; also flowers of other colors, such as the yellow blooms of tree-tobacco. Will also feed on ...