Everyone loves to watch hummingbirds—tiny, brightly colored blurs that dart about, hovering at flowers and pugnaciously defending their ownership of a feeder. But to the scientists who study them, ...

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That may sound surprising when you consider the mobility of these tiny buzz birds. With jet-like speed they can fly forward and backward, shoot directly up or dive rapidly and even hover in one place.

I have fully accepted that my garden aesthetic can best be described as "Hummingbirds live here and I want them to know they're appreciated." At this point, if something has flowers, birds or tiny ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...