An adult ruby-throated hummingbird may eat twice its body weight in food each day, which it burns up with the high metabolism necessary to sustain its rapid wing beat and energetic movements.

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The western counterpart of the ruby-throated, the black-chinned regularly pumps its tail. Monotypic. Length 3.3–3.8"; bill 16–22 mm. Best marks for all ages are narrow inner primaries and ...

Since the weather in the Wilmington area stays fairly warm during the winter months, there is a species of hummingbirds that ...