Many animals use impressive displays to seduce a mate, but few go as far as the male Anna’s hummingbird. He performs a death-defying courtship dive, plummeting to the ground at speeds and ...

A stocky, medium-sized hummingbird, the Anna’s has a straight, short bill and a broad tail that extends past the wings. With bold, metallic greens above a gray belly, Anna’s is the only North American ...

Many of the world's smallest hummingbirds, including the West Coast's Anna's and the East Coast's ruby-throated, execute display dives to seduce females and drive away intruders. A characteristic ...

Rare birds tend to create massive excitement among birders, even if the bird in question isn’t massive. Such is the case with a very rare (for Ohio) hummingbird that appeared in a Clintonville yard in ...

Nature is packed with fascinating creatures with each one of them having a distinct feature. One such is Anna's hummingbirds which are known for their striking colours. Not just this but their colour ...

This ScienceLives article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. The sexy zip of a male hummingbird as it dives is made not by its voice, but with its special ...

It’s been said that creatures, on average, have somewhere around 1 billion heartbeats over a lifespan. The theory is that the bigger the animal, the slower its heartbeat. Consequently, the longer it ...

As a wildlife photographer, sometimes nature throws me a curveball. At the end of December in rural Northeast Washington, we have an Anna’s hummingbird visiting our feeder daily, something I’ve never ...

Berkeley -- The beeps, chirps and whistles made by some hummingbirds and thought to be vocal are actually created by the birds' tail feathers, according to a study by two students at the University of ...