My grandmother Caroline loved hummingbirds. A tiny lady with tremendous energy and a love for flowers and all things sweet, she had a lot in common with hummingbirds. It is because of Caroline that I ...

Hummingbird in a backyard of a Santa Rosa resident. (Cristi Ronchelli / Santa Rosa) Step into your yard at dawn in Sonoma County, breathe in deep, and you’ll sense magic. That unmistakable buzz — the ...

This week, the hummingbirds finally arrived in our back yard. When they buzz over in a blue-green, at times ruby-throated flash, hover at our feeder and drink, it’s usually around supper time. We peer ...

Parade Pets and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Spring is my favorite season, as a lady who loves birds. I have several, and we have an acre of land with a whole lot of trees: it ...

A month or so ago I visited the Southwestern Research Station in Arizona for a conference. While I was there, I had a chance to watch some hummingbird banding. While hummingbirds are lovely to watch ...