“I feel there is no way to avoid thinking of color when you think of hummingbirds”, said Gabriela Venable, who is the lead author of the newly published study of hummingbird color (ref). “We give them ...

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Hummingbirds make every day in your garden a joy as they whir by in acrobatic flight. You can attract them by planting flowers they love or by putting out a feeder or two. You’ve probably noticed that ...

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Hummingbirds with brightly colored feathers typical of males are harassed by other birds less frequently than those with drab female-colored feathers. Male coloring in one species of hummingbird gives ...