CASSCOE — Gently, oh, so gently, Tana Beasley held the ruby-throated hummingbird. The bird was wrapped in a disposable footlet sock, the kind used when trying on shoes. Beasley held the bird in her ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a short series on hummingbirds. We asked expert bird bander, Kay Lookingbill, if we could compile some of her wonderful fun hummingbird facts from her Facebook posts and ...

PORTER — It was hard to tell who was more excited — the kids or the adults — at the hummingbird banding demonstration at Indiana Dunes State Park Saturday morning. Nearly 50 people watched, wide-eyed ...

A popular hummingbird hangout is the Potlatch Conservation Education Center at Cook's Lake, about 18 miles east of Stuttgart. They like to visit the 18 feeders filled daily with five gallons of sugar ...

CAPE FAIR, MO. - John Hillman is expecting company, any day now, at his home overlooking Table Rock Lake. They are a little short on manners, so they won't call ahead before quite literally dropping ...

Aug. 04--WHITEWATER-- Mickey O'Connor knows better than most that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. She set up her specially designed traps late last week in the avian-friendly yard of ...

A Regina family bluegrass band is headed down to North Carolina to compete for a chance to take the big stage at a major roots music festival. "Here we are, a little band from Regina.… Who'd have ...

With so many all-stars of alternative and indie rock, such as Grizzly Bear, the National, Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes, coming to the forefront of our musical attention, we have defined a peculiar yet ...

Wildlife biologist Jessica Pollock will be in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday to discuss hummingbird banding research conducted by Boise State University’s Intermountain Bird Observatory. The public program ...

HOUMA, La.—A hummingbird darts to a backyard feeder and begins sipping sugar water. Someone inside the house pushes a button, and a metal door slams shut, trapping the tiny creature. The bird is ...