Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Nest From midspring through late summer, the female ruby-throat is constantly on the move. She chooses a nest site, builds a nest , incubates eggs and raises the baby ...

A ruby-throated hummingbird visits a feeder. (Courtney Celley/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) By . ... This species gets its name from the iridescent orange-red throat patch on males.

The flash of a tiny bird darting through your backyard—iridescent green, a throat like a jewel, wings buzzing like a ...

To spot a ruby-throated hummingbird, keep an eye out for a small bird, between 3 and 3.5 inches long, with a metallic green back, whitish-gray underparts and black wings. They have long, straight ...

Ruby-throated males appear with a bright red throat. Females lack the signature red throat and instead appear with golden-green coloring, according to All About Birds. Bird-watchers in Iowa should ...

The annual migration of hummingbirds has reached Michigan, according to bird spotters in the Midwest. The most common Michigan hummingbird, the ruby throat hummingbird, has been spotted in ...

The males also have an iridescent red throat and the females have brownish crowns and sides. Rufous hummingbirds aren't as common in Ohio, but a few do wander this far north in the winter each ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds will soon return to New Jersey to begin a new breeding season. You can track the hummingbirds' spring migration with Hummingbird Central's interactive map.

Hummingbird Migration Tracker: These tiny jewel-toned birds are almost to Michigan. ... This species gets its name from the iridescent orange-red throat patch on males. Females are white-throated.

The most common Michigan hummingbird, the ruby throat hummingbird, has been spotted in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. "Research indicates a hummingbird can travel as much as 23 miles in one day.

Male ruby-throated hummingbirds, which usually arrive up to a week or two before the females, have bright green backs and crowns, gray-white undersides and an iridescent red throat.