Hummingbird Wings: Fastest on Earth
Hummingbird wings beat 80 times per second and allow hovering, backward flight, and upside-down flight. Expert guide to the only birds that fly like helicopters.
April 2026
Hummingbirds: Mastering the Art of Hovering
Hummingbirds are the only birds that truly hover. Expert guide to their figure-eight wing stroke, 80-beat-per-second hovering, and extreme metabolism.
Hummingbirds: Nature's Aerial Superstars
Explore the extraordinary world of hummingbirds. From hovering flight and 1,200 beats-per-minute heart rates to nightly torpor and iridescent plumage. Expert-written guide covering all 360+ species, migration, pollination ecology, and the biomechanics that make these the most extreme birds on Earth.
July 2025
Ruby-throated Hummingbird: Facts and Habits
Everything about the ruby-throated hummingbird: size, migration, hovering flight, torpor, diet, reproduction, and the strange facts that make Archilochus colubris the most common hummingbird in eastern North America.
May 2025
Bee Hummingbird: The World's Smallest Bird Explored
Everything about the bee hummingbird: size, Cuban habitat, diet, hovering flight, courtship, nest, conservation, and the strange facts that make Mellisuga helenae the smallest bird in the world.
March 2025
Anna's Hummingbird: A Look at Its Unique Attributes
Everything about Anna's hummingbird: Pacific Coast range, dive display, tail-feather squeak, structural pink gorget, winter torpor, diet, nesting, and the strange facts that make Calypte anna one of the most studied hummingbirds in North America.
January 2025
Sword-billed Hummingbird: Unique Bill Adaptation
Everything about the sword-billed hummingbird: size, Andean cloud forest habitat, Passiflora co-evolution, hovering flight, strange perching posture, and the facts that make Ensifera ensifera the only bird with a bill longer than its body.