But beyond their beauty, these birds also play a vital role in pollination – helping plants flourish and adding to the biodiversity of your garden. So, creating a hummingbird-friendly yard is ...

The hardy fuchsia is adapted for hummingbird pollination in a variety of ways. The bird is drawn to its red sepals, and the positioning of its pendulous flowers allows the bird, which can consume ...

With their bright colors and tiny but mighty personalities, it's a joy to have hummingbirds around. And the secret to attracting them comes down to visuals.

The slow motion footage and images here capture the catapult-like mechanism of a Hypenea macrantha flower when a the bill of a hummingbird's skull is inserted. It clearly shows how the explosive ...

Not only are they beautiful, but they assist with the pollination of many plants. Their bright presence in gardens is sorely ...

During this floral feeding process, the birds pollinate many plants. These tiny birds are omnivores, sometimes feeding on insects and spiders. An adult ruby-throated hummingbird may eat twice its ...

Birds play an essential role in maintaining the balance of our eco-system, yet their value often goes unnoticed.

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ...