| 单词 | hummingbird |
| 例句 | This is what I used in the past to feed hummingbirds in my garden. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Quite a bizarre place,” Inigo said, moving past several large cages in which were cheetahs and hummingbirds and other swift things. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Neither we nor hummingbirds have had to evolve defenses against each other. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Bugs as big as hummingbirds zipped on and off the water while little ones swarmed in small dark clouds. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The butterflies, bumblebees, and hummingbirds were already going about their business. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I had once seen Ajax, Father’s best dog, get into a fight with a hummingbird and lose. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I wondered, had the hummingbird come from Beyond? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They noticed hummingbird was fat and shiny he had plenty to eat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Two thousand frames a second, recently developed by Industrial Light and Magic for specialized nature shoots, hummingbird wings, and such. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Her hands would be hummingbirds of hard black sounds, her feet supple against the floorboards of the night. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Lindsey being a slim, hummingbird woman fresh out of Tennessee, who maintained a demented cheer that Cora couldn’t understand. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Dew turned up on grass tips again, compliments of the night; dogs dared to bark; flocks of hummingbirds returned to Onofre Martinez’s gingerbread kingdom; life returned to normal. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way back, he spotted the rarest and most delicate object in the wild, an old hummingbird’s nest, fragile and expertly woven, smaller than an eggcup. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Exactly. That’s what monoculture means: Everything the same. After enough orchids build up in an area, there aren’t enough hummingbirds to pollinate them. You know, to spread the seeds.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The wall of faded paper took a beating as the wind blew through the fences, ripping some of the more decrepit sheets free and making others flutter like hummingbird wings. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But a moment later, the word flew out of her mind, like a hummingbird. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I set his jar on my dresser between the hummingbird’s nest and a bowl of tadpoles I was studying. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “We had to take these down for you kids. Might have made you suspicious to see hummingbirds playing music.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The hummingbird on her Hawaiian shift plunged its swordlike beak between the mounds of her bottom. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I looked around my room at my familiar things in the strange light: the hummingbird’s nest in its glass box, my red Notebook, my framed butterflies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In the work’s only avant-garde touch, a thick wire extended from Miss Baker’s head, at the top of which hovered the object of wonder: a hummingbird. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As the silver fairy glided away, the plump fairy tackled another imp, forced a kiss, and in a flash the imp became a thin, Asian-looking fairy with hummingbird wings. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z With hog lard I greased my boots until they were as soft as a hummingbird’s nest I was grinding my ax when Papa came around. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I see a hummingbird in a bottlebrush tree that is planted in the space between the sidewalk and the street. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z All of these feelings, all of this want, was strange, like a thousand hummingbirds trapped between his ribs, but he liked it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Behind me, I heard a buzzing sound, like a two- hundred-pound hummingbird in a nosedive. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z We went into the house, and Granddaddy put the hummingbird’s nest in a tiny glass box and gave it to me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The creature’s fingers worked faster than hummingbird wings, pinching and tossing each particle over its left shoulder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A hummingbird flits into view with its bejeweled magenta-green chest, its whirring wings. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Because before hummingbirds could discover his upside-down bottle, a bunch of flying ants happened by, and in no time they drove themselves like lemmings up the glass tube into Herbie’s jar-shaped slaughterhouse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Nitta, a small woman with a waist no larger than a soup tin, darted up and down the rows like a hummingbird beneath her straw picking hat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It takes a long time, but a ruby-throated hummingbird finally descends and eats from the tip of my unmoving, sweetened index finger. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A hummingbird feeder, a barbecue grill, a gardening hat hanging from a nail—there were many such domestic touches. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In his state of fatigue, his thoughts dipped like hummingbirds from this to that, always coming round to the fear—the fear of the citadel and all that had happened in it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Butterflies and hummingbirds wove and darted among the blossoms. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He dreamed the ants crawling all over his hummingbird feeder and clogging it with their bodies were a special kind of Milagro piranha ant. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But I did pause at the hummingbird weaving in the doorway to say, “Pachis.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z But it left something with him; as long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As if he had called it to us, a small hummingbird suddenly flitted past, hovering in the air in front of us before swerving off to the left. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Holding her breath in excitement, she stopped at a picture of a being with wings just like a hummingbird’s. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z At its center was Huitzilopochtli, a martial god who wore a helmet shaped like a hummingbird’s head and carried a fire-breathing serpent as a weapon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And finally, as I drift back to sleep, the screen of my mind fills with hummingbirds. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He stopped walking and asked, “New Voice, what did the hummingbird reveal?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I want to leave the hummingbird room before somebody starts setting up a snare. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Gagging sporadically, the volunteer patiently scraped out the corpses, cooked up another sugar solution, and rehung the feeder, although already he was beginning to despair of ever attracting a hummingbird to his humble, accursed digs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the ribbons, the locket, and the book, all laid out on my dresser next to the hummingbird’s nest in its glass box. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He hung his hummingbird weaving in the open doorway. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Then Chicho paints delicate butterflies fluttering with lacy wings and tiny birds with long beaks that he says are hummingbirds. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And it is the sight of her looking like some preposterous zombie that sends a hummingbird of panic ricocheting through me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here one second, gone the next. Can you bring a hummingbird down with an arrow?” he asks. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Carefully, I slid past the hummingbird weaving into the wasi, hoping I wouldn’t be interrupting an important ceremony. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Did hummingbirds flitter their way to the stars? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Herbie followed these directions, cleaned about a quarter pound of dead ants from the hummingbird feeder, and poured in a fresh sugarwater solution. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She almost always flitted back and forth like an anxious hummingbird. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He had shot a hummingbird, and after he had shot it he was sorry. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the plants lay a large pie tin full of milk where a crowd of hummingbirds were feeding. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z With her voice—a perfect blend of silk and honey and hummingbirds—she says, “Go on, princess, sing. Show them what you can do.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z An iridescent hummingbird hung suspended over the pie tin, wings a faint blur. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z That peaceful relationship was able to persist because hummingbirds don’t count on us to spread their babies or to offer our bodies for food. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Another woman forwarded a stuffed hummingbird as decoration for the sickroom. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In the mirror I see all the details: the vines, the flowers, the butterflies, and the hummingbirds in lots of colors. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Like a hummingbird, I thought: There, then not there. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Inside is the first beautiful thing I’ve seen in the District 13 compound: a replication of a meadow, filled with real trees and flowering plants, and alive with hummingbirds. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There were paper swans in the corner, paper herons on the chair, and tiny paper hummingbirds suspended from the ceiling. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z After less than a minute, a hummingbird glided over to the mirror and hovered above it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then a hummingbird careened around the corner of the house and plunged into the trumpet of the nearest lily drooping in the heat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “The hummingbird is small, fast. It lives on flowers.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Yes, but let us discuss other birds. The condor. The hummingbird. They are opposites, no? They balance each other.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Seems like a good idea to me. I noticed all the different kinds of butterflies in your garden. More than I’ve ever seen. Plus all the hummingbirds.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It sounded like a hummingbird, but I couldn’t see it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A fairy with hummingbird wings was drinking from her cupped hand. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Our apartment/house ’bout as big as a hummingbird’s nest but it ain’t so bad. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In short, our interaction with most species, as exemplified by hummingbirds, doesn’t make us or the hummingbird “sick.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Salmakia was fitting her dragonfly with the harness she carried everywhere: spider-silk reins, stirrups of titanium, a saddle of hummingbird skin. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The hummingbird flew away, and a dragonfly approached. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z On the first level, he put enemies of speed: wild dogs, cheetahs, hummingbirds. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When the chai was ready, I poured it into a porcelain cup etched with hummingbirds. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Just exactly that way, like a mechanical hummingbird might: high-pitched and fast but without much presence. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z A tiny person was hovering there on little feathered wings, like a hummingbird, and Taisin heard the creature speaking some kind of language she did not understand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was adorned with a pattern of woven hummingbirds that flitted about playfully. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Later, they would say these had been hummingbird hearts and not blossoms at all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His hand rested on my shoulder, hovering light as a hummingbird, and it was all I could think about. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She was clothed from head to toe in white fur, and at her right hand a fairy no more than a foot tall hovered in midair, her wings fluttering like a hummingbird’s. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z All she saw was a butterfly and a couple of hummingbirds. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Did you know that’s what people call a bunch of hummingbirds?” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The hummingbird had dived at him and spooked him until he’d trotted back to the front porch, looking very embarrassed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We refuse to leave Special Defense and end up waiting in the hummingbird room for news. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Her fingers moved so quickly they were like hummingbirds flicking from one meaning to another. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was a minute hummingbird, its bronze-feathered wings moving too fast for her to see. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I went to bed that night exhausted and exhilarated, the hummingbird nest in its neat glass box on my dresser next to my hairpins and ribbons. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Most people grow the plant for the look of its stupendous red floral sprays, a favorite of hummingbirds. Flowers that are pretty enough to eat And there was her daughter, now 31-year-old Carly, a textile designer for Stella McCartney who made a scarf in a repeated hummingbird motif for her mother's HSN line that launches April 3. Twiggy: `It could have gone terribly wrong' 2010-03-29T20:25:00Z In the box is a stuffed hummingbird — of a species that should not exist. Review | Jeff VanderMeer’s ‘Hummingbird Salamander’ is a gripping eco-thriller full of cinematic set pieces 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Green-winged Inca jays, with yellow bellies and black-and-blue faces, fluttered and squawked in nearby branches, and a dazzling array of hummingbirds purred and thumped, jostling for space at assorted feeders. Bears, Binoculars and Bucket-List Birds: A 15-Day Tour in Ecuador 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z SUN Learn about bees, hummingbirds, raccoons, squirrels, 2 p.m. Community Datebook calendar 2012-07-11T23:17:04Z An even better endorsement comes when a bee or hummingbird dive bombs his copper flowers in search of pollen. A Lifelike Version of Nature, but Not to Scale 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Clark on the paintings of Poussin or Joan Didion on the Hoover Dam — but he moves with a hummingbird energy, flitting to the next writer, the next effect he loves. A Witty and Original Writer Shares His Love for the Essay 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Corsano worked like a hummingbird, swift and light and quickly changing his focus between areas of the drum kit, even the rims and the sides, using sticks and bows to extract sound. Review: The Cellist Okkyung Lee Tests Extended Technique’s Boundaries 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z I can almost sense a hummingbird feeding on the petunias, and hear bees buzzing in the rosebush. Celebrate National Rosé Day with this $12 Spanish stunner 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The fun starts with an art project, followed by a half-hour bird-watching and nature walk in which participants may see wild travelers like hummingbirds, various warblers and monarch butterflies. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Think of his wonder at his first sight of a hummingbird, a flashy dancer in a constant tango with the flowers. The garden is a sanctuary — for plants, animals, Mother Earth and you 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Anyone who has ever caught fireflies at peak season knows how easy it is to grab them, particularly because, as the exhibition points out, they move with a nearly vertical orientation, hovering much like hummingbirds. Exhibition Review: ?Creatures of Light? at American Museum of Natural History 2012-03-29T21:26:33Z Abel compares her to a hummingbird darting among the flowers or, when she is angry, to a wasp. Review | For Earth Day, a beloved but often overlooked love story 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The chatty owner, Christine Zraick, directed us to a cosy riverside restaurant, where we ate shrimp and pike while fireflies flashed green lights at us and hummingbirds hovered over flowers outside the window. Mississippi yearning 2010-12-04T00:05:15Z We were sitting on a porch off the kitchen as hummingbirds flew up from the garden to attack a bright red feeder, making electric hummingbird noises. Comic Tig Notaro: This hot property is more than the sum of her bad luck 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z All these small portions look as if they’d been put on the plate by a team of synchronized hummingbirds. The New Noma: Frequently Asked Questions 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z "Beyond whether people like the movie, I enjoyed the experience, which is a particular thing I didn't always enjoy before. My own Birdman went from being a big vulture to a little hummingbird." In 'Birdman,' Alejandro G. Inarritu takes his doubts and lets them fly 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z I followed the Upper Road to the gate Bill had shown me and as I stood before it, I heard a hummingbird thrum past. ‘The Island Always Brings You Back’: Finding a Caribbean Home 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z What if the hummingbird darting from flower to flower is actually a nobleman eternally searching for his beloved maiden? Kindred Spirits: 2 Collections of Native Mythology for Children and Their Adults 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Here we learn how night factors into the September migrations of orioles, warblers, sparrows, and tanagers; other recent episodes explore bee hummingbirds, in Cuba; Vivaldi’s inspiration by goldfinches; and the difference between ravens and crows. Three Podcasts to Listen to in September 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z A hummingbird hurtled past my ear so fast I didn’t even see it, just felt the air tremble, but Victor spotted the greenish blur and identified it. Ecuador’s Yasuni park: where oil vies with tourism for the rainforest 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z After his wife's death, he is treated with kindness and compassion, but Ben doesn't want folks to treat him like a wounded hummingbird. "This is a dead wife movie" that isn't maudlin says "The Secret Art of Human Flight" filmmaker 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Trying to settle Mr. Smoove on any one conversation topic is like trying to capture a hummingbird with a kitchen strainer; he dips, he dodges, he flutters, rarely hovering in any single place for long. J.B. Smoove of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Shops the Diamond District 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Tooth and her minions, depicted as pretty little hummingbirds, could be the realization of the great illustrator Arthur Rackham. Rise of the Guardians: Santa and His Superhero Posse on a Quest to Save Childhood Innocence 2012-11-21T16:15:34Z I was sitting on the kitchen floor of a cottage in France swearing my head off and a hummingbird moth, tiny and delicate, flew round me twice. Tony Scott remembered by Keira Knightley 2012-12-22T22:15:01Z I wore red lipstick so my lips looked more like a flower, and waited until a sweet little hummingbird hovered above my lips and put its tongue into my mouth!! Michaela Strachan's top 10 animal encounters 2013-02-15T09:00:00Z From the ceiling — rice sacks that had been stapled together — the corpses of hummingbirds dangled from strings, drying. In the Mountains of Bolivia, Encounters With Magic 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z The dessert of the moment is hummingbird cake, slices of which can be had at restaurants as diverse as Hummingbird in Alexandria and Succotash in D.C. Review | Ana at District Winery pairs good food with fine drinks — and a sweet view 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z With its flurry of notes, the album sounds something like free jazz and something like hummingbird feedback. Kid Millions? New Solo Album Has Maximum Drumming 2010-06-22T21:32:00Z The illustrations are full size, reflecting Audubon’s decision to depict the birds in a lifelike manner, be they flamingoes or tiny hummingbirds. Audubon's 'Birds of America' could fetch $12 million at NY auction 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Serious ingredients are kept in the back: canned mackerel and dried shark; green jackfruit in brine and wood apple jam; dried leaves from the hummingbird tree. Caffé Lanka, an Outpost of Island Cooking in the Bronx 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z He zipped among topics like a hummingbird, hovering on a subject just long enough to dip into its absurdity or poignancy before another more appealing option presented itself. How Noel Fielding Went From a Hedonist to a Host of ‘The Great British Baking Show’ 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Monarda is a lovely perennial — long flowering, showy without being glitzy, and another draw for hummingbirds. Three head-turning perennials Washington gardeners should try this year 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z “It’s a tiny hummingbird on my hummingbird feeder!” he said excitedly, turning his computer’s camera toward the bird in a recent Zoom interview. Henry Golding Drew on His Own Cultural Confusion in ‘Monsoon’ 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z But when they are not performing, they are anything but still — flitting around like hummingbirds. The Bay Citizen: Eiko and Koma Talk About ?Fragile,? Their 2012-03-16T06:25:40Z Filigree trills hovered like hummingbirds and quicksilver scales, and delicate grace notes melted into an expressive chorale. Review | Zoltan Fejervari shows off his technique with a program of gems 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z She showed me images of a wren nesting in a gourd, a tree frog ensconced in an orchid basket, a goldfinch taking nesting material she put out and a hummingbird supping from a canna flower. Converting a suburban yard into a wildlife oasis, one plant at a time 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z During the summer in Cambridge, Mass., my father lies in a hammock, gin and tonic in hand, waiting for hummingbirds. Wing tips: Bird-watching adventures high in the Andes Mountains 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z He uses a variety of feeders, including hopper-style feeders suitable for many birds, tube feeders where birds like goldfinches cling and hummingbird feeders — also an option for apartment dwellers without a yard. A concise guide to birding in your own backyard 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Whenever we go to the zoo, The hummingbirds fly right to you! Style Invitational Week 1441: ’Rick rolling — songs written as limericks 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z An order of hummingbird cake, served on a plate that looks like something from grandma’s stash, is portioned as if everyone at the table is sharing the monumental wedge. Review | With Southern-inspired Succotash, Edward Lee makes a commitment to D.C. 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Some 31,000 plantings and a 27,000-gallon pond lure dragon flies and hummingbirds, while a curving stone wall harbors smaller samplings of urban wildlife. Museum Review: The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, Redesigned 2013-08-02T19:53:12Z I don’t have any pets, but I do have hummingbirds. Jack McBrayer’s Island Vacation Is in His Mind 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Instead of layering the thin sheets, I folded and rolled the phyllo pastry as if I were making hummingbird nests. Tourists are trickling back to Egypt 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z SAT Learn about plants that attract hummingbirds, 11 a.m. Community Datebook calendar 2012-07-11T23:17:04Z In a later episode, instead of hummingbirds, there are “yodel birds.” ‘Donkey Hodie’ Adds a Fresh Face to Fred Rogers’s World. And a Mohawk. 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z In the cloud forest here, armies of hummingbirds dart between feeders and the woods next to a nature lodge. Wing tips: Bird-watching adventures high in the Andes Mountains 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z “Discovery of Slowness I” depicts a stack of turtles topped by a snail with three darting hummingbirds inspecting this revelatory lack of momentum. Robert McCauley’s paintings combine playful appearance with serious intent 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z It draws a host of pollinating insects and hummingbirds. The 10 best perennials you’ve never heard of 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Montgomery flies to the Bay Area when Sherburn takes on twin Allen's hummingbirds, which are known for their curiosity. 'Birdology': The life and times of birds and their devoted watchers 2010-05-05T22:07:00Z In perhaps the most whimsical of these whimsies, two hummingbirds apply the stripes to a zebra. In the galleries: Brick by brick, a dark history emerges 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Getting up from his chair late in the interview to make some sugar water for the hummingbird feeders outside his kitchen window, Mr. Nauman said he never thought about art in such terms. Bruce Nauman, Art Provocateur, Returns. Are You Ready? 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z They helped me identify Inca doves with feathers that look like scales and the more brilliantly colored ruby-throated hummingbirds. Explorer: 9 Sites Near the Texas Border: the World Birding Center 2010-04-10T03:06:00Z I’ve known hummingbirds as friends, holding their tiny pulsing bodies in the palm of my hand. I left corporate life behind to live in a camper van. I am never going back 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Mike Hale The Museum of Modern Art’s continuing, repeating series An Auteurist History of Film has its share of programs that could put a hummingbird to sleep. The Week Ahead: May 22 ? 28 2011-05-20T20:21:34Z The village’s chief source of revenue is an annual fair celebrating the seasonal migration of the hummingbear — something like a hummingbird crossed with a Care Bear. All Screechers Great and Small: An Eco Fairy Tale 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z As well as spectacular bromeliads, fuchsias and native fruit trees, there are many butterflies and birds to be seen, including many hummingbird species. 10 great botanical gardens around the world: readers’ tips 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Venice Beach is incredibly quiet at night: no streetlights, no traffic, hummingbirds in the garden, palm trees everywhere. KT Tunstall on falling in love with Venice Beach: 'It’s bohemian … and a bit barefoot' 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z More than 80 piñatas are featured, including a 12-foot-long string of rosary beads, a life-size lowrider and swarms of tiny hummingbirds and Monarch butterflies. New Southern California Exhibitions Reveal Riches of Art and Tradition 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z They also may spot residents that inhabit the island voluntarily, including eight types of bees, plus hummingbirds, monarch butterflies, pelicans and oystercatchers. On Alcatraz, the island’s prison gardens are in full flower 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z In 2014, environmental group Greenpeace apologized to Peru for staging a picture to protest dirty fuels at the Nazca geoglyph of a hummingbird, which government officials said was damaged as a result. Archaeologists discover new geoglyphs near Nazca Lines in Peru 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z I slept past the hummingbirds and got to breakfast at 8:30. On a Georgia Island, a Lot of Good Food and Plenty of Nothing 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z A few bars of barely felt hummingbird trills morphed into a section of full-throttle, aggressive tremolo bowing. Review: A Quartet With Sunny Energy and Grunge-Band Grit 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z An oversized spider’s web, a bird house and a hummingbird’s nest come and go on a central turntable, looking more like large gallery pieces of woven wire and wood, decorated with bits of animal detritus. Imagination Stage’s ‘Night Fairy’ enchants at times, but it could use a bit more magic Her manager, Melissa Husted, compares her to a hummingbird: always on the go. Capturing the Joyful Spirit of a Montana General Store 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z A second marathon, garden-related — all Dickinson’s poems about roses, bees, hummingbirds and so on — is scheduled for June 12 and 13, the show’s final weekend. Art: ?Emily Dickinson?s Garden,? at New York Botanical Garden 2010-04-29T23:07:00Z Williams also said she commemorated her father by getting a hummingbird tattoo. Robin Williams' daughter Zelda doesn't question his suicide: 'I don't think there's a point' 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Birds that visit the Mid-Atlantic as migrants, including my little hummingbird, live their winter lives not only in different climates and regions, but also in different countries. Protecting fragile bird species, one garden at a time One is a small picture, which — remarkably — uses colored hummingbird, quetzal, cotinga and macaw feathers instead of paint. Review | Gold, jade, macaw feathers, turquoise: Ancient American beauty at the Met 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z SAT Learn about plants that attract hummingbirds and butterflies, 10 a.m. Community calendar 2011-08-11T00:56:04Z I also pointed out that the hummingbirds that came in spring did not bite while eating. Donald Hall’s Late Burst of Creativity 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z It flutters with a rapid hummingbird motion that was, I felt, like getting a glimpse into the inside of a watch, seeing the many cylinders and counterweights spinning madly in tension with each other. An Overanalysis of James Harden’s Step-Back 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z As with hummingbirds, the human ability to discern what food tastes like depends on the presence of taste receptors. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z She was making the audience gasp in wonder at a drone in the shape of a hummingbird that was built to kill people. 'It's a hustle': Jon Ronson on how he made it into movies with the help of Okja the giant pig 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Avoid the temptation to keep the hummingbird feeder stocked with sugar water — this can cause them to linger longer than is good for them, says Pete Marra, director of the Smithsonian’s Migratory Bird Center. Protecting fragile bird species, one garden at a time In addition, there’s an outdoor bistro under a starry set and a series of eclectic curtains with large, neon images of hummingbirds, flamingos and cockatoos that provide trippy backdrops to the kinetic dance numbers. Review: ‘La Cage aux Folles’ Brightens Up Berlin 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z “Though fragile as a hummingbird she was strong as an ocean storm,” Bowyer wrote in a statement emailed to EW. First Back-to-Back Oscar Winner Luise Rainer Dies At 104 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z SUN Learn about animal homes from hummingbirds to beavers, 2 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-08-08T15:21:18Z It's a federal offense to keep a hummingbird as a pet. 'Fastest Things on Wings' is the soaring tale of a hummingbird rehabber 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z And the common thread among bubbles, balloons and hummingbirds also became clear: they were all things that floated gently in the air. Ode to joy: how to find happiness in balloons and rainbows 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z We all oohed over the baby hummingbirds in the nest Nito found, and the baby hawks the ranger showed us through his scope in between his other chores at the understaffed station. Explorer : In Search of ‘Wild’ Costa Rica 2014-04-10T20:09:26Z Our director, Jay Roach, described her as a rock and roll hummingbird. "High Desert" star Patricia Arquette on fighting for equality: "We need to claw back some territory" 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Bopp teamed with a local artist who goes by the name Random Act for a jungle-themed work featuring the former's bees and hummingbirds and the latter's orchids. Murals turn blighted L.A. alleys into an outdoor art gallery 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z And his marvellous spatuletail hummingbird, for it is a fowl of the air. TV review: Attenborough's Ark – Natural World Special 2012-11-10T08:00:01Z The patio is spectacular, with couches and a dining area, with excellent views of some of Ecuador’s finest hummingbird feeders. Wing tips: Bird-watching adventures high in the Andes Mountains 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z She loves birds, hummingbirds especially, and feeders dangle from the decks and patios around her tree-lined property. Amy Tan: Still ‘Joy Lucky’ after all these years 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Gentleness pervaded the collection, as well as self-assurance, with hummingbirds and flowers embroidered on shifts and poplin chemises with collage fronts. Fashion Review: Thakoon, The Row, Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera: Fashion Review 2012-09-11T00:14:35Z I have this simple feeder that sits outside my window, and I make my hummingbird juice — one cup sugar, four cups water — and they are truly a wonder. Jack McBrayer’s Island Vacation Is in His Mind 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Random Act teamed up with L.A.-based New Zealander Clinton Bopp for a jungle themed work featuring her orchids and his signature bees and hummingbirds. Artists unleash their animal instincts in new mural project 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z We have sipped drinks together on their wraparound porch, taking in hummingbirds and deer in the uninterrupted sunset, plus any last antics the calves may have to share for the night. Get to know two Wagyu farmers (then make your new favorite steak salad) 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z His lashes each as long as a hummingbird’s tongue. Our Year in Poems 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Teenagers are like hummingbirds, eating twice their weight in a day. In France, coronavirus confinement a la Nice 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z At the inaugural bacchanal, the camera doesn’t soar; it darts and swoops like a coked-up hummingbird. ‘Babylon’ Review: Boozing. Snorting. Grinding. That’s Entertainment!? 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Mother hummingbirds, for example, will not abandon chicks handled by people. 'Fastest Things on Wings' is the soaring tale of a hummingbird rehabber 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z I sat at my desk watching hummingbirds, getting up and walking around, feeling envious of the concentration with which Aura was working. Beach holiday tragedy 2011-08-05T22:01:58Z Apparently she walked away while making hummingbird food — which is essentially just sugar water — and somehow turned it into this volcanic rock-looking monstrosity. Don't toss that burnt pan! Here's how to clean it 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Slender, mustached and hugely energetic, he recites the names of tree species, describes different hummingbirds and tells stories about the foundations of Ecuador’s conservation movement. T Magazine: Send in the Clouds 2011-11-18T13:08:53Z As expected, McPhee describes an explosive “slime dart” that treads water “in much the way that a hummingbird treads air.” In These New Essays, John McPhee Finds Poetry in the Material at Hand 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Visitors may see hummingbirds and warblers, as well as year-round residents like robins, mourning doves and Northern mockingbirds. Go Fish! Festival Casts a Wide Net for Young New Yorkers 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z From hummingbirds to herons, millions died serving this market, pushing many species down the passenger pigeon’s road to extinction. The Long History of Those Who Fought to Save the Animals 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z But she struggles to manage her own students — partly because, with her short stature and hummingbird nerves, she seems like half a kid herself. ‘Abbott Elementary’ Is Gifted and Talented 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Though it's beloved in the South, hummingbird cake wasn't something I grew up eating. This new take on hummingbird cake captures the nostalgia of a timeless Southern dessert 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z As for that hummingbird, well, I won’t reveal whether Olive finds the creature she and her friends have been so faithfully looking for. Magic Mountains: Novels of Appalachia From Natalie Lloyd and David Barclay Moore 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Her assistants spring into action, flitting about her like hummingbirds. Heidi Klum Reboots: The World's Most Famous Model Makes Over Her Life 2012-12-06T15:00:00Z The self-taught painter says that his tidy, delicate pictures constitute his journal and that the droplets of color shed by the hummingbirds represent emotion. In the galleries: Brick by brick, a dark history emerges 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z A lush, tropical garden connects the hotel lobby to the nearby bungalows — serving as home to howler monkeys, hummingbirds and other wildlife — and the hotel’s yoga center, day spa and juice bar. A BuzzFeed Founder’s Costa Rican Hideaway 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Some versions are as small as hummingbirds but still big enough to carry cameras or explosives. Review: Dan Fesperman’s ‘Unmanned’: Timely novel about military use of drones He was caught because he failed to sedate the hummingbirds, who fussed around in his britches and made him behave about as oddly as you’d expect. The 5 weirdest smuggling busts of all time 2014-04-17T09:00:00Z "I like hummingbirds. They're fun and flighty and strange. It's hard to keep them in one place and Dad was a bit like that," she said. Robin Williams' daughter speaks out 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z This slim book, centered on two abandoned hummingbirds who are nurtured back to health, is ideal for garden reading. Feel-good books to brighten your summer 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z He was a gifted mimic who wrote that the way to imitate the soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was to pretend to try to kiss the behind of a hummingbird in flight. Clive James, a Tireless Polymath Who Led With His Wit 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The sylph jumps with ronds de jambe sautés, quivering rapid circles of the foot in the air, with hummingbird speed; Ms. Woodward makes them gleam. Sugarplum Fairies and Cavaliers Move Ahead at City Ballet 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z We lingered over coffee, watching hummingbirds flit among several feeders on the sunny portico. New Mexico’s Silver City — just the ticket for a 25th wedding anniversary 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z On Saturday, I saw a hummingbird sup at a red gladiolus. Gardeners: November is a vital time for a successful spring bloom 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Their vines are tall, lush and full of large heart-shaped leaves, and the bright scarlet blooms are not only attractive but draw hummingbirds. Five annuals to plant in late summer No word on whether or not the student ended up getting back his hummingbird bucks. Boy writes 'angry' note to teacher, hopes 'God gets you to hell fast' 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z She arrives as a flash of electric green, a hummingbird whose long bill probes deep into the pealike blossom for its reward of sweet nectar. Protecting fragile bird species, one garden at a time The park’s 1.2 million acres are home to nearly 375 bird species, from the tiny hummingbird to the California condor, the largest bird in North America. Millions-year-old Grand Canyon became a national treasure 100 years ago 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Devicque shows off her colorful mobiles and bird feeders in a garden populated with hummingbirds and hundreds of tiny frogs. B.C.’s Galiano Island: serenity with unexpected dashes of fun 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z From speakers relaying the sound of an amplified floor drummed by feet moving like hummingbirds. Dance Review: Savion Glover Taps at Hummingbird Speed at the Joyce 2010-06-22T22:32:00Z Turning her phone into a choreographic aid, she makes it move around her face in time with the music, like a hummingbird sizing up a flower. 'It's crazy, for sure': meet the stars of Musical.ly 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z MAY 24 Tips for making your garden hummingbird friendly, 7 p.m. Community calendar 2012-05-16T23:11:04Z SAT Celebrate and learn how to help protect hummingbirds, arts, crafts, games, and activities for all ages, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-09-12T04:01:08Z If a hummingbird comes around — this happens, in one story — one of them will whack it with a book. Review: The Stories of Joy Williams: Short, but Seldom Sweet 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z He and his wife, Mari Cea, run the Southwest Wings birding festival, which takes place in May and August — the latter is high season for hummingbirds — with lectures and tours. A Birding Adventure in Arizona’s ‘Sky Islands’ 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Some outstanding sun-loving annuals such as Calibrachoa, verbena, petunia and nasturtium not only bloom nonstop all summer long, they also produce flowers that are highly attractive to hummingbirds. A Mother’s Day hanging basket; cherry trees for containers 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z The blooms are also magnets for hummingbirds and insect pollinators. Salvias add vitality to your garden when it needs it the most 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z This is the time of year when the ruby-throated hummingbird makes it way back to the tropics. Monticello’s ode to autumn At the beginning of this journey, Jane receives a key that leads her to a storage locker containing a taxidermied, and extinct, hummingbird. Jeff VanderMeer Wants to Show You How the World Ends 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z The frogs are among the many species uniquely adapted to this rugged place — ranging from enormous leatherback turtles to tiny hummingbirds and endemic orchids. In Northwest Colombia, Whales, Waves and a Dancing Bird 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Also, last week’s advice to take in hummingbird feeders now that it is getting colder caused some hummer lovers to object. Monticello’s ode to autumn Look out for the little hummingbirds in each of Thomas’ portraits. Derrick Adams and Barbara Earl Thomas highlight Black joy and aesthetics in Henry Art Gallery’s ‘Packaged Black’ 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Apart from their enduring display in difficult locations, the agastaches also lure hummingbirds. An elusive summer perennial named hyssop One time she saw me filling the hummingbird feeder on the porch, and she got so excited she could hardly speak. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z It’s framed by beautiful and elaborate stained-glass windows of his own design, featuring hummingbirds – and he’s a bit misty-eyed when he points out that the glass incorporates the initials of his six children. Inside Ronnie Wood’s cottage studio 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Friends who grow it say it is an absolute magnet for hummingbirds. Three head-turning perennials Washington gardeners should try this year 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Bees and an oversized hummingbird are drinking from a jasmine vine. A sojourner cheats the chill in the warmth of Argentina and Uruguay 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z It is to the street-cart variety what a hummingbird is to a Butterball turkey. The New Chumley’s Raises the Culinary Bar 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Lonicera sempervirens Twining vine; red flowers in spring; likes sun; hummingbird favorite. 10 Drought-Tolerant Native Plants 2010-08-11T22:27:00Z Saturday; garden design and plants to attract resident hummingbirds, 10 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The media descended on the $150m Arizona facility, all gleaming white panels and ziggurats of glass, filled with forests, deserts, laboratories, recycling systems, pigs, chickens, hummingbirds, bush babies, and even a coral reef. Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Of course I didn't think that was Tony, but the image seemed appropriate: the hummingbird with a hornet's sting. Tony Scott remembered by Keira Knightley 2012-12-22T22:15:01Z The way a hummingbird totters on a twig, its crablike claws grasping for a perch. Essay: Through a Lens Sharply 2014-04-09T18:16:12Z When a hummingbird’s shadow appears on the wall of the study, they delight in it, as in a game long played, but Boba wonders why his grandfather doesn’t turn to observe the bird itself. Theater Review: Athol Fugard in His Play ‘The Shadow of the Hummingbird’ 2014-04-11T22:48:25Z Just remember to choose ones with single flowers if you want to attract hummingbirds. A Mother’s Day hanging basket; cherry trees for containers 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z Once you try it, I bet this hummingbird cake becomes a part of your seasonal rotation. This new take on hummingbird cake captures the nostalgia of a timeless Southern dessert 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Edible scarlet runner beans, beloved by hummingbirds, are a great choice, with their brilliant red-orange blossoms. Planting flowers among fruits and veggies is tempting but tricky 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Her starting point for this restless, pulsating work was Sizewell power station in Suffolk and a line from a poem by Dora Maar Picasso's tearful muse: "the hummingbird motionless as a star". National Youth Orchestra; BBC Proms – review 2012-08-04T23:06:13Z Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders? Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Saba is home to several dozen sea and inland birds, including three species of hummingbird. On This Caribbean Island, It Doesn’t Take Long to Feel Local 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z I retired to the patio early, retreating to a book, hummingbirds, a rufous-headed chachalaca wandering the railing and a heavy thunderstorm. Wing tips: Bird-watching adventures high in the Andes Mountains 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Learn about the incredible flight maneuvers made by dragonflies or how hummingbirds get nectar from deep inside flowers. Legos move from the playroom to the garden in ‘Nature Connects’ 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z We stopped at Eits Cafe, where we gorged on tender saltfish fritters, warming pumpkin ginger soup and sticky, delicious, caramelized-plantain crepes while looking out across the misty mountains, surrounded by the buzz of swallowtail hummingbirds. Encountering Another Jamaica 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The bird symbol had a special meaning to Morris, who has a hummingbird tattoo and whose parents bought her a Gibson Hummingbird guitar for her 18th birthday. Maren Morris is grounded, but not silenced on ‘Humble Quest’ 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Apparently she walked away while making hummingbird food — which is essentially just sugar water — and somehow turned it into this monstrosity that looks more like volcanic rock. Don't toss that burnt pan! Here's how to clean it 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z And later that day, I was rewarded again when I spotted a purple-throated carib hummingbird and a brilliant yellow bird called a bananaquit. On This Caribbean Island, It Doesn’t Take Long to Feel Local 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z For example, it took 31,565 Lego bricks to create a humdinger of a hummingbird feeding from a trumpet flower. Legos move from the playroom to the garden in ‘Nature Connects’ 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Or why it is that pigeons are so plentiful in cities and not eagles, turkeys, hummingbirds or vultures? Ever wondered why cities have so many pigeons? 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The hummingbird’s return is augured by a series of swirling “storms” of falling white feathers that melt on contact, like snow. Magic Mountains: Novels of Appalachia From Natalie Lloyd and David Barclay Moore 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The drug addict and the hummingbird": "She'd always been a city girl. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z Brysen’s moods are “like hummingbirds, fleeting and fast”; Kylee’s memory of their father’s abuse “pinned her in its talons, mantled its wings over her mind.” Young Adult Fantasy Novels That Sweep Readers Away 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Unmanned aircraft range from no bigger than a hummingbird to the size of an airliner, and their capabilities are improving rapidly. Gov't moves to ban drones in 400 national parks 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z A second hummingbird feeder went up after we read they were highly territorial. The Birds Are Outside 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z It has thundering piano ostinatos and hummingbird accordion solos, all done incredibly fast, the vocals sometimes reduced to whippoorwill noises and crazed laughter. Playlist: CDs by People, Places & Things, and Anibal Velasquez 2010-04-30T19:54:00Z What finally made me cross the Rubicon of the show’s bluster was a video of some hummingbirds. “Hostile Planet”: Animals Are Struggling to Adapt, and National Geographic Is, Too 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Seattle Times reader Lee Koshman’s photo of a hummingbird perched on a dogwood branch. Reader’s Lens | Hummer hangs out 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Like a lot of sages, it blooms late and provides great fall ornament for the gardener and sustenance for bees and hummingbirds. How a small family nursery thrives in the big-box world 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z A photographer called Howard Schatz has set out to capture the very moment – like the beat of a hummingbird's wing – at which the magical thing we call "acting" takes place. Oscars 2011: Melissa Leo takes the low road to success 2011-02-25T21:00:01Z A drone the size of a hummingbird fascinated him. Air and Space Museum hits refresh button with hands-on exhibit 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z The feathers, taken from macaws, spoonbills, parrots and hummingbirds, are attached to bits of ficus fibers and the shells of hawksbill sea turtles. ‘Royal Hawaiian Featherwork,’ a Glimpse at Island Splendors 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Pinchin excels at evoking her piscine subjects, whose sickle-shaped tails beat nearly as fast as a hummingbird's wing. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Mockingbirds, blue jays, hummingbirds and butterflies pirouette through its palms, live oaks, maples and cypress trees. Like Joseph Stella’s Paintings? You’ll Love These Botanical Gardens. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The only thing that kept me going was the sight of a hummingbird perched on the fence between visits to sage blossoms. Looking back at a hot, soggy mess of a growing season 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z All three are laureates of major international competitions and sported bow-arms that could buzz like hummingbirds or pound like jackhammers. What do you get when you mix conservatory-trained violinists with Daft Punk? 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z And the idea that the hummingbird or the oriole nests in our gardens for just a few weeks and then travels many hundreds of miles to its other existence is sort of magical. Protecting fragile bird species, one garden at a time “As for Dawn, she will always live on that bus to Disney World, singing the hummingbird song.” Welcome to the Dollhouse's Heather Matarazzo on rejection, suicide and ayahuasca 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z A hummingbird buzzed by, and someone, I think it was my sister, said, "I bet that's mom." Mothering without my mom 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z “It’s the start of hummingbird season!” he announced cheerfully. On a Georgia Island, a Lot of Good Food and Plenty of Nothing 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z We squinted to find and follow the zigzagging bee hummingbird, at 2.5 inches the smallest bird in the world and increasingly rare. A birding adventure in Cuba 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z As with carrot cake, hummingbird cake is most often layered with cream cheese frosting, perhaps in an attempt to achieve a tangy-sweet balance. A cheery Southern cake with Jamaican roots buzzes right along 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z And PBS’s long-running “Nature” series recently showed, in glorious slow motion, hummingbirds that can fly backward and upside-down. Television: Animal Shows Are Taking Over TV 2010-04-21T22:01:00Z Two decades is barely the flap of a hummingbird’s wing in city-building time. Rebuilding Ground Zero Was a Mess. Lower Manhattan Bloomed Anyway. 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The only other living beings I encountered were dragonflies, buzz-bombing hummingbirds, one large green bullfrog and about a gazillion mosquitoes. High, wild and free in the North Cascades 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z The birds, which include a nuthatch, a hummingbird and several varieties of warblers, are enlarged to as much as 12 times their actual size. In the galleries: The fleeting beauty of birds, making their final flights 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z As I waited to buy tickets, an orange dragonfly the size of a small hummingbird paused to perch on a bamboo stalk near my feet. Fall colors and new village are draws at Portland’s dazzling Japanese Garden 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Flowers are joyful to us, but for a moth or a bee or a hummingbird, they are essential. Perspective | An added virtue of habitat gardens: They’re pleasing to humans, too 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions necessary to detect sugar molecules. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “My mom is a hummingbird burrowing into flowers,” she said. Alice Waters on Sex, Drugs and Sustainable Agriculture 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Adventures with a squirrel, a hummingbird, a spider, a raccoon and the aforementioned bat take her on a heroic and spiritual journey. Imagination Stage’s ‘Night Fairy’ enchants at times, but it could use a bit more magic Wildlife enthusiasts can master the secrets of raising butterflies, keeping bees, deciphering bird calls, identifying gull species and mixing hummingbird nectar. Earth Day’s Gone Digital. Here’s Where to Find It. 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z In Connecticut, my grandmother and I had both loved hummingbirds. ‘The Island Always Brings You Back’: Finding a Caribbean Home 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z On our third morning, we watched a breathtaking assortment of hummingbirds buzz around feeders. Bears, Binoculars and Bucket-List Birds: A 15-Day Tour in Ecuador 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Aspens line their driveway, wildflowers bloom in the fall and their hummingbird feeder once attracted a bear. Red Carpet Spy 2010-09-24T19:40:00Z Williams’ tattoo, seen on Instagram, is of a small hummingbird floating on the side of her hand. Robin Williams' Daughter Gets Tribute Tattoo 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z There are lots of parrots, lizards, hummingbirds and agoutis to enjoy too. 10 great botanical gardens around the world: readers’ tips 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Like hummingbirds, we humans can sense sugar because our DNA contains gene sequences coding for the molecular detectors that allow us to detect sweetness. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Hummingbirds Super Saturday: Celebrate the tiny wonders of hummingbirds, learn how to help protect them and provide them with food, with arts, crafts, games, activities for all ages, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Bones, dogs and bikes | Community Corner 2013-03-08T18:11:56Z Or hummingbird cake and homemade biscuits for Christmas. Celebrating the holidays, the Gullah way 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Its microscopic bits of feathers were plucked from hummingbirds, parrots and other birds. A Designer’s Sale of Memorabilia 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z One shares the walk with dragonflies and hummingbirds. The best gardens aren’t static. Case in point: Chanticleer. 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Tiny things buzz around flowers in Philip Slagter’s painting, in which the blooms are bright and lush but the simulated hummingbirds are military drones. In the galleries: Taking flight 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z But it’s not going too far to say that the hummingbird is, in effect, beside the point. Magic Mountains: Novels of Appalachia From Natalie Lloyd and David Barclay Moore 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Today, we live in a house in Los Angeles with a small garden regularly frequented by hummingbirds. An Anxious Person Tries to Be Chill 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z The grosbeaks survived in the essay, but the hummingbirds stopped biting. Donald Hall’s Late Burst of Creativity 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z But hummingbirds can't bend their wing bones during flight, so how do they transit the gaps between leaves and tangled branches? Hummingbirds' unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Fountains spout, hummingbirds and orioles dart and mountains rise in the background. In the shadow of loss, a mother’s long search for happiness 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Andy and Bonnie sat on the porch where they had spent so many days watching the hummingbirds and listening to the neighborhood parrots. Andy Bales retires after 20 years at the Union Rescue Mission with a final alm: his house 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z There’s always something new to see in the yard — flowers blooming, hummingbirds darting about, a Mason jar of calendula oil baking in the sun — and people stop often to admire it and ask questions. ‘They’ve never seen anything like this’: Their DIY garden is inspiring the block 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z They also recognized acorn woodpeckers, a California towhee, dozens of turkey vultures circling overhead, a dark-eyed junco, a mockingbird, an Anna’s hummingbird and a black phoebe. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z A study published today in the Journal of Experimental Biology shows that hummingbirds have evolved their own unique strategies -- two of them, in fact. Hummingbirds' unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Lush brushstrokes blossom into flowers and hummingbirds, their wings and petals stretching across cargo pants and baby tees. You can wear clothes and call it art. Or you can rock a painting by Juliet Johnstone 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z She seems to have more hawks and raptors, but she will also share a picture of a colorful hummingbird. Who’s that singing? As fall migration arrives, apps that ID birds by sound have taken off 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z A Marin County park ranger was visiting her in-laws two weeks ago when she spotted a baby hummingbird hovering over a thistle in their backyard — or so she thought. It's a bird! No, it's a ... moth? Heavy rainfall spurs unique insect sightings in Bay Area 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The garden in her mother’s backyard is full of hummingbirds and the occasional bunny or raccoon. After her miscarriage, caring for succulents was a gift during a ‘dark season’ 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z "Once again, this is just one more example of how, when pushed in some experimental situation, we can elicit control features that we don't see in just a standard hovering hummingbird." Hummingbirds' unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z One of the first things Mary Kaneko bought for her Silver Lake property in Cowlitz County, when she arrived from Lahaina, Hawaii, was a red hummingbird feeder with little white flowers. Woman loses two homes, possessions to wildfires, one in Lahaina and one in WA 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z When ocotillo are too gravely ill to flower, there’s no nectar for hummingbirds migrating north from Mexico. Witness to the devastation in Joshua Tree National Park 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Another, who spotted two in South Bay at dusk, thought they were “tiny hummingbirds.” It's a bird! No, it's a ... moth? Heavy rainfall spurs unique insect sightings in Bay Area 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z A woman in Mexico City has turned her apartment into a makeshift clinic for hummingbirds and Brazil concluded its Amazon Summit. AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z This is often how Lattouf’s days have gone since she turned her apartment in Mexico City’s Polanco neighborhood into a clinic for sick, injured or infant hummingbirds, about 60 of which currently flit around. A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z “When I stepped outside, there was a hummingbird hovering, whistling and singing to me,” Kaneko said. Woman loses two homes, possessions to wildfires, one in Lahaina and one in WA 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z As often happens with scientific investigations, the inspiration came from something else entirely: a hummingbird hawk-moth using its slender proboscis to feed. Don’t tell Nonna: Science says this is the ‘right’ way to cook pasta 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The colorful insects are similar in size to small hummingbirds and can beat their wings at the same rate — up to 70 flaps per second. It's a bird! No, it's a ... moth? Heavy rainfall spurs unique insect sightings in Bay Area 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z It happens in restaurants because you get so distracted, and your attention span can feel like a hummingbird sometimes. Take a look behind those chaotic kitchen scenes on 'The Bear' 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z It started with one hummingbird that had an eye injured by another bird. A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The hummingbird feeder had survived when nothing else did. Woman loses two homes, possessions to wildfires, one in Lahaina and one in WA 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z As a result, it’s frequented by hummingbirds, endangered monarchs, and lots of bumblebees for which he’s built a bee hotel. Why clover lawns are a good alternative to grass 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Their elongated feeding tubes are often mistaken for the sliver of a hummingbird beak. It's a bird! No, it's a ... moth? Heavy rainfall spurs unique insect sightings in Bay Area 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z “I would love to walk down the street and see more gardens like this,” Bautista said as he pointed out a ruby-throated hummingbird nibbling on one of his sage plants. He wanted a 'low-water, colorful, smell-good garden.' But first, the lawn had to go 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Later, friends and acquaintances began bringing her more hummingbirds. A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Popular hummingbird nectar feeders must not only be changed and cleaned weekly, but heated in the winter to prevent freezing. The easiest (and safest) ways to welcome the birds, bees, butterflies and bats | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The collection featured a subdued palette of soft pastels, blues, blacks and khakis, dramatically offset by accessories such as crystal-embellished sunglasses and a crystal hummingbird on a shredded brocade top. Anderson’s couture craftmanship captivates at Loewe for Paris men’s fashion week 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z “I was running around like a little hummingbird — hey, I know about credit!” she says. The High Cost of Bad Credit 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Other than humans, there’s only a “small club” of species with an observed capacity to learn songs and vocal patterns, Dr. Taylor said, including songbirds, parrots, hummingbirds, bats, elephants and some marine mammals. It Rocks in the Tree Tops, but Is That Bird Making Music? 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Some have infections from drinking contaminated water from hummingbird feeders, which are popular in the city. A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z There is something very special about seeing hummingbirds, bees and butterflies at home in your garden. The easiest (and safest) ways to welcome the birds, bees, butterflies and bats | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z But there are exceptions—most notably in hummingbirds and other birds that feed on nectar. How the tongue shaped life on Earth 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Photo B shows a hummingbird drinking nectar from a long, tube-shaped red flower. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The wings of hummingbirds and ostriches did not evolve independently in the hummingbird lineage and the ostrich lineage—they descended from a common ancestor with wings. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Together with her collaborator Cecilia Santos, who she calls the “hummingbird nanny,” they care for the birds in long days that stretch from 5 a.m. into the night. A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Right now, though, all she wants to talk about is the hummingbird family nesting outside her living room window. Her tiny native plant habitat garden is flourishing. And she didn't even need a yard 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z At 30 centimeters tall and 100 grams, the rainbow lorikeet towers over most nectarivorous birds and is utterly incapable of hovering in midair like a hummingbird. How the tongue shaped life on Earth 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Illustration B shows a hummingbird drinking nectar from a long tube-like trumpet creeper flower. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The countercurrent adaptation is found in dolphins, sharks, bony fish, bees, and hummingbirds. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Most of the hummingbirds are in the bedroom where Lattouf sleeps. A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z A couple of weeks after the hummingbird chicks hatched, Chung came home to discover the nest was empty. Her tiny native plant habitat garden is flourishing. And she didn't even need a yard 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Many nectar-eating hummingbirds, sunbirds, and other unrelated groups of birds cope with these constraints by being small—usually less than 20 grams—and having long slender bills and highly specialized tongues. How the tongue shaped life on Earth 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Large, red flowers with little smell and a long funnel shape are preferred by hummingbirds, who have good color perception, a poor sense of smell, and need a strong perch. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Flowers that bloom in early balmy weather run the risk of mismatching with their primary pollinators—such as hummingbirds or bees—which can follow non-climate-dependent cues such as day length. Spring Is Starting Earlier—It's Not Your Imagination 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The city is filled with threats to hummingbirds. A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Usually, they have shiny outer surfaces that reflect the light — like a hummingbird’s feathers or a butterfly’s wings, explained Arizona State University biologist Ron Rutowski, who was not involved with the research. How this little see-through fish gets its rainbow shimmer 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z But for hummingbirds, which flick their tongues 15 times per second as they drain each flower and quickly move on, capillary action just isn’t fast enough, Rico-Guevara says. How the tongue shaped life on Earth 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “One day, after isolation began, I was sitting in our Venice garden, smelling the jasmine and watching hummingbirds and butterflies,” Schine recalls. L.A.-transplant novelist Cathleen Schine's love letter to the city's refugee generations 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z “Right now,” he said, “I couldn’t buy spats for a hummingbird.” Robert Blake, star of ‘In Cold Blood’ who faced murder charges in real life, dies at 89 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z That tail inspired the scientists to dub the system Mirabilis, named after Loddigesia mirabilis, a hummingbird species that boasts two long, thin tail plumes that end in a Ping-Pong paddle of feathers. Colliding Dwarf Galaxies Reveal a Glimpse of the Early Universe 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Researchers learned this by comparing the timing of the gene loss with the age of key hummingbird fossils, according to findings reported in the January 13 issue of Science. Evolution Turns These Knobs to Make a Hummingbird Hyperquick and a Cavefish Sluggishly Slow 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The movies revealed that the hummingbird tongue works like a tiny nectar pump. How the tongue shaped life on Earth 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z I see it in the hummingbirds flitting past my window, hear it in the gurgle of my emptying dishwasher and feel it in the vibration of the cellphone in my pocket. What’s it like to take a $249 drug-free psychedelic trip? We found out 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Their frontyard has native plants that attract hummingbirds and monarch butterflies. Why desert golf courses and artificial lakes remain untouched by the Colorado River crisis 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The subjects include a bald eagle in flight, multiple breeds of puffins, and a wall of hummingbirds and other tiny birds, many with shimmering green plumage. Review | In the galleries: Colorful shapes, dazzling drama 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z To better understand the origins of this unique ability, Hiller's team sequenced the genome of a hummingbird species that was a relatively distant cousin of other hummingbirds: the Long-tailed Hermit. Evolution Turns These Knobs to Make a Hummingbird Hyperquick and a Cavefish Sluggishly Slow 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Clusters of small pinkish-white flowers in spring, a favorite of hummingbirds, butterflies and other native pollinators, ripen into delicious blue-black berries in late summer, providing forage for songbirds, animals and humans alike. Enrich your garden connection with a deeper look at native PNW plants 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z We sat on a patio surrounded by flowers and buzzed by hummingbirds, communicating with the help of Emmons’ speech synthesizer. What novelist Cai Emmons taught us about how to die 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z It thrived and became a nesting site for hummingbirds and praying mantises. Op-Ed: His cat, his house, his neighborhood gone 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z This is what the NHL knows now but was just learning then: Ovechkin’s shot is a lethal combination of raw power coming from a release that lasts the beat of a hummingbird’s wing. Perspective | Before Alex Ovechkin could score 800 goals, he had to score one 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z “In the literature, there’s good evidence that hummingbird flight muscle has more mitochondria and high capacity for processing sugar,” Hiller says. Evolution Turns These Knobs to Make a Hummingbird Hyperquick and a Cavefish Sluggishly Slow 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Today billions of animals migrate, including species as diverse as hummingbirds and humpback whales, monarch butterflies and blue wildebeests. ‘Sea monster’ graveyard mystery solved? Fossils offer signs of 230-million-year-old migration. 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Perhaps it was the scarlet bee balm that drew hummingbirds in darting, whirring droves. They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost. 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Bird feeders, like a suet block or a hummingbird feeder, provide sustenance and aerial entertainment all winter. 12 days of holiday gift-giving ideas for the gardener in your life 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Despite its name, fragrant pitcher sage is a pale green mint, not a sage, with sprays of lavender, bell-shaped flowers popular with hummingbirds. The most fragrant native plants are just heavenly. Here's what to plant now 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z It is therefore the oldest known hummingbird, and it is about 35 million to 30 million years old. Evolution Turns These Knobs to Make a Hummingbird Hyperquick and a Cavefish Sluggishly Slow 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Since the presence of a tusk is largely restricted to the males, it is possible the tusked females benefit in a similar way to the hummingbirds. Perspective | Narwhals, ruffs and other animals that defy gender stereotypes 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z One of the Garden Guy’s two biggest surprises with all Superbells calibrachoas is their ability to bring in butterflies and hummingbirds. Gardeners: Don’t sleep on Superbells Double calibrachoas, the petunia-like flower that can withstand the cold 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “The hummingbirds love them. I see them outside my office window buzzing around this tree at all times of year.” Boost the beauty and health of your yard by adding the right tree | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z I’d agree with all of those, plus this little proviso: Woolly bluecurls are great habitat plants, beloved by hummingbirds and other pollinators, but they are hard to keep alive. The most fragrant native plants are just heavenly. Here's what to plant now 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z “The way I think about it, it’s one of these knobs that evolution was tuning to give hummingbirds this adaptation of hovering flight,” Hiller says. Evolution Turns These Knobs to Make a Hummingbird Hyperquick and a Cavefish Sluggishly Slow 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Positively charged hummingbirds pull negatively charged plant stamens toward their beaks. There’s Lightning Brewing in Every Swarm of Insects 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z It is the same with them: cloudless sulphur butterflies, swallowtails and hummingbirds. Gardeners: Don’t sleep on Superbells Double calibrachoas, the petunia-like flower that can withstand the cold 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Each chapter of “Dinosaurs” makes mention of a different bird: hummingbirds, screech owls, cuckoos, the common New York City pigeon. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Being a bird person can be as simple as watching a hummingbird from the deck or listening to birdsong through an open window. Bird-Safe Seattle Week is coming up. Here’s what to know 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In hummingbirds, loss of a key gene in gluconeogenesis makes their muscles very efficient at breaking down sugars for energy, a requirement for hovering flight. Evolution Turns These Knobs to Make a Hummingbird Hyperquick and a Cavefish Sluggishly Slow 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Ranging from the size of hummingbirds to turkeys, enantiornithines took to the skies in the Mesozoic era beginning 130 million years ago. ‘Exceptional’ fossil suggests early birds were brainy 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z She returned home Monday morning to water her plants and refill a hummingbird feeder. ‘Good day’ for Bolt Creek fire crews, but threat isn’t over yet 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z So are cleome, Gomphrena and various salvias, with their tubular flowers that invite hummingbirds to make a pit stop on the way south. Why ‘September is the new May’ when it comes to planting flowers 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z There is discovery and growth — a pumpkin that doubled in size overnight, a rose in perfect bloom or the sudden gush of fragrance as you accidentally drag a hose through a patch of hummingbird sage. How gardening may extend your life and make it better 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z It had been a dry summer, but the lavender Phenomenal was still thriving despite the heat, and so was the garden phlox, a favorite of the hummingbird clearwing moth. Perspective | Creating a garden as a refuge for pollinators — and myself 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z She knew exactly what I meant: Basically, why can’t hummingbirds play nice with one another? Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Torpor can occur on a daily basis; this is seen in bats and hummingbirds. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Outliers included big albatrosses and tiny hummingbirds, and ibises with their long, curved beaks. The most distinctive birds are the ones most at risk of extinction 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z To regularly see the petite winged wonders while they’re in the region, you need to transform your garden into a hummingbird haven. 11 tips for turning your yard into a hummingbird haven 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Flowers are an evolutionary advantage to plants because they attract animals such as bees, moths, or hummingbirds. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z I dream of a whole passel of hummingbirds getting drunk on the sweet syrup, the way multiple birds partake of my seed-filled feeder on the other side of the yard. Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z The countercurrent adaption is found in many animals, including dolphins, sharks, bony fish, bees, and hummingbirds. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z As the researchers sequentially removed species from most to least threatened, toucans, hornbills, hummingbirds, and other distinctive species dropped out; similar birds—think finches and starlings—remained. The most distinctive birds are the ones most at risk of extinction 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z “There have been some recent studies which have found alarming levels of pesticides in hummingbird urine and feces. Pesticides can interrupt migratory instincts and cause the birds to lose weight.” 11 tips for turning your yard into a hummingbird haven 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Some of her photos are part of the hummingbird exhibit at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria. Perspective | This daughter and dad are driven to photograph birds 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Not for the hummingbird the temporary detente that exists at an African watering hole. Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Why is hibernation not a good option for small animals like the hummingbirds to help reduce its metabolic rate and conserve its need for food? Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z I am, after all, at Green Spring Gardens, in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, prime hummingbird territory. Perspective | A Fairfax County, Va., park is abuzz with beautiful hummingbird photos 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z We spoke with three experts about how to create an enchanting environment that will draw hummingbirds to your yard, including how to feed them and what to plant. 11 tips for turning your yard into a hummingbird haven 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z More than 80 percent of plant communities need some pollinators — bees, butterflies, beetles, hummingbirds — to reproduce, says Jean Burns, an associate professor of biology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. How to get rid of mosquitoes without killing friendly pollinators 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z If one hummingbird is at the feeder and a second comes along, a fight breaks out. Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Figure 6.1 A hummingbird needs energy to maintain prolonged periods of flight. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z This bird has inconsiderately zipped off, so Jane takes me somewhere we’re guaranteed to find hummingbirds: inside the house, where 46 hummingbird photos hang on the walls. Perspective | A Fairfax County, Va., park is abuzz with beautiful hummingbird photos 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z These larger plants also attract a bounty of insect life, an important source of protein for hummingbirds. 11 tips for turning your yard into a hummingbird haven 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Researchers from Yale University collected feathers from specimens of 114 hummingbird species and, using a spectrometer, documented the wavelengths of light they reflected. News at a glance: Debate over classifying research, giant water lilies, and new hummingbird feather colors 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Though there is space for three hummingbirds to sip simultaneously at the feeder — and there are perches aplenty for others to wait patiently — that never happens. Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z But they can’t replace the experience of sitting on her porch, sipping coffee in the morning while she watched hummingbirds at the feeder. ‘Silicon Heartland’ boon for Ohio, but families mourn homes 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z That’s to destinations such as Costa Rica, where dozens of different hummingbird species buzz and shimmer in the air. Perspective | A Fairfax County, Va., park is abuzz with beautiful hummingbird photos 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z A birdbath gives hummingbirds a place to drink and bathe. 11 tips for turning your yard into a hummingbird haven 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The newfound variation largely includes colors in the ultraviolet scale that are invisible to humans and probably only seen by hummingbirds themselves. News at a glance: Debate over classifying research, giant water lilies, and new hummingbird feather colors 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z “For their body size, hands down, the most aggressive bird is the rufous hummingbird.” Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z A small bubbler fountain keeps the recycled water aerated so it doesn’t stink while providing a place for hummingbirds, bees and other pollinators to get a drink. Tear out your lawn, check. Drought-tolerant plants, check. Next up: recycled water 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z How do you take a good hummingbird photo? Perspective | A Fairfax County, Va., park is abuzz with beautiful hummingbird photos 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z “This allows them to know the depth of the water and gives them something to perch on, since hummingbirds have very weak feet.” 11 tips for turning your yard into a hummingbird haven 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Researchers note the variation is likely due to the reflective qualities of nanostructures present in the small barbs that protrude from the end of each hummingbird feather. News at a glance: Debate over classifying research, giant water lilies, and new hummingbird feather colors 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z To a hummingbird, a nectar feeder is “like a humongous, never-ending flower.” Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z It relies on pollinators, such as butterflies and hummingbirds, to reproduce. Rare wetland plant found in Arizona now listed as endangered 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z “I understand that people put up bamboo as a screen because it grows quickly,” he says, watching hummingbirds and butterflies fly through the garden. How one renter swapped his lawn for a drought-tolerant family retreat 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z If you have the space, money and inclination, building a small pond on your property will exponentially increase the chances that your yard will be a hangout for hummingbirds. 11 tips for turning your yard into a hummingbird haven 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The plumage of hummingbirds has more color diversity than the feathers of all other birds combined, a recent study finds. News at a glance: Debate over classifying research, giant water lilies, and new hummingbird feather colors 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z “There are two benefits to having a territory: protecting your food and protecting your mate. A male hummingbird does not want his mate to be exposed to other male hummingbirds.” Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z “It stands, healthy and strong … In the spring, it blossoms in endless clusters of flowers that feed our bees and hummingbirds …,” she wrote in an emotional April 16 Change.org petition. In West Seattle, crusade saves old tree from city’s chain saw 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Paleontologists used infrared spectroscopy and other methods to determine the chemical components of thigh bones of four dinosaur species and, for comparison, a modern hummingbird. News at a glance: China’s carbon pledge, ARPA-H’s interim head, and an exascale computer 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Don’t think hummingbirds are exempt from these risks because of their speed or small size. 11 tips for turning your yard into a hummingbird haven 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Now, as detailed in the Journal of Experimental Biology, Shankar’s team shows that some hummingbirds also chill in a shallower torpor with intermediate temperatures, demonstrating more control over their bodies’ thermostats than previously thought. Hummingbirds Choose How Much to Chill Down 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z To be honest, even though the hummingbirds at my feeder refuse to chill, I still get excited when I see one. Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z But in museums across America and Europe, I find myself hovering, like a hummingbird poised to strike, in front of tiny portraits with green or blue backgrounds. Perspective | I don’t know Corneille de Lyon. I just know his portraits are alive. In Stiller’s yard, for example, hummingbirds sip on cedar sap during the winter, while bees hover over nodding onion in summer. Living with wildlife: Turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for animals and insects | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Their townhouse — a gray stucco building with a multicolored hummingbird painted on the garage door — quickly became a hub for technologists from the same part of the world as Mr. Doronichev. Russian-Speaking Technologists Rebuild Their Lives in a San Francisco Home 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z This capability has gone unnoticed despite 70 years of research on hummingbird torpor, Shankar says. Hummingbirds Choose How Much to Chill Down 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z I guess the only thing that’s a match for a hummingbird is … another hummingbird. Perspective | Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Adolescents are the human equivalent of hummingbirds, normally consuming what seems to be about twice their weight in food. What I wish I had known before I started traveling with teenagers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Many different birds frequent the area around Beth Hughitt’s Luray, Va., home: eagles, hummingbirds, orioles, bluebirds, blue jays, goldfinches, swallows, all kinds of woodpeckers — and mourning doves. Perspective | Winged victory: Readers stick up for the lowly mourning dove 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The first time we see it, Stringfellow turns up the dial on her poetic language: “The honeysuckle drew hummingbirds the size of baseballs,” she writes. Review | ‘Memphis’ traces decades of Black Americans’ trauma and triumph 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z But past research typically examined torpor under laboratory conditions; Shankar, who was then working at Stony Brook University, and her colleagues studied wild hummingbirds in their natural environment in southeastern Arizona. Hummingbirds Choose How Much to Chill Down 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory have succeeded in using the tool CRISPR-Cas9 to edit the genes of a squid local to Cape Cod, as well as the lab’s hummingbird bobtail squid, they said. The Search for a Model Octopus That Won’t Die After Laying Its Eggs 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z As the Santa Ynez River spilled out of a nearby estuary into coastal waters, Anna’s hummingbirds hovered over bright yellow giant coreopsis flowers. A Chumash tribe and conservationists fight offshore wind turbines 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z We all have to eat, and most people love beautiful things and a lot of people enjoy pollinators — they enjoy seeing the hummingbirds and butterflies. Obama's call to save the bees inspired this Compton native's lush gardens 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Then he quickly switched to considering why a hummingbird that caught his eye was moving so quickly from tree to tree. Climate change is like war, California’s Jerry Brown says 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The scientists captured hummingbirds before nightfall and placed them in outdoor structures. Hummingbirds Choose How Much to Chill Down 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Dr. Crook keeps a self-sustaining colony of hummingbird bobtail squid, which she began with individuals from the Marine Biological Laboratory. The Search for a Model Octopus That Won’t Die After Laying Its Eggs 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The program has tracked a few of these effects, she says, including a 2017 study potentially tying winter range expansions in a West Coast hummingbird species to the increased use of backyard nectar feeders. Bird Feeders Are Good for Some Species—But Possibly Bad for Others 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z For example, according to traditional beliefs, the hummingbird represents the mountain gods. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, Brown is a deep thinker on any number of issues, from hummingbirds to the very meaning of life and death. Climate change is like war, California’s Jerry Brown says 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z This is the first scientific documentation of shallow torpor in hummingbirds, Witt says, “but it’s very clearly part of their thermal regulatory strategy.” Hummingbirds Choose How Much to Chill Down 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Drought-resistant plants like hummingbird sage and rosemary are the ideal addition to Southern California gardens. SoCal plant people: Here's how to prepare for this week's frosty winter storm 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z And unlike many other sages and salvias that demand full sun, hummingbird sage does well in dappled shade, such as you would find under an oak tree, says Meyer. 12 drought-resistant plants to add to your garden if you're tired of succulents 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Many bird species, such as the ruby-throated hummingbird, use bits of lichen to construct nests. Lichens Could Need More than a Million Years to Adapt to Climate Change 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The plot of that cartoon involved a tuxedo cat trying to catch a hummingbird through various tricks. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: These captions could have been better 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Shallow torpor may help hummingbirds achieve more of the restorative benefits of sleep while avoiding some potential deep torpor dangers—including reduced immune function—that have been observed in other animals, Shankar says. Hummingbirds Choose How Much to Chill Down 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z She credits her curiosity and her appreciation for nature — he was a hummingbird fanatic — to him. How SoFi Stadium's landscape designer is transforming Los Angeles' urban grid 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z I took my preschooler, and we skipped the galleries altogether in favor of two hours walking in and around the multilevel landscape and its bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Are they not entertained? Here are 17 great ideas to break your kids' pandemic boredom 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z There are a lot of weird vertebrates in the world—zippy hummingbirds, absurdly long-necked giraffes, bipedal apes—but some of the strangest are salamanders. Big Questions about Space, Time, Neandertals, Psychedelics and Reality 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z But for some strange reason, the hummingbird ties a rope to the cat and the bulldog so that after the cat goes through the obstacles, so does the bulldog. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: These captions could have been better 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z The harmony manzanita is an evergreen shrub that offers more than just harmony in name — its flowers attract hummingbirds. The best California native plant for your zodiac sign 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Native plants such as California fuchsia or hummingbird sage are magnets to hummingbirds and other pollinators and they are showy enough to decorate and perfume a balcony. 7 simple and eco-friendly things you can do to help protect our planet 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z And even in the summer, rufous hummingbirds are usually found on the West Coast. Perspective | Whatever happened to…? Revisiting some of the people we met in 2021. 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Eventually, there would be a supporting cast voiced by various friends: a hummingbird, a cat, a cheetah, a mouse and a raccoon. What Comes Next for an Artist Whose Work Goes Viral? 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z It ends with the dog and cat being turned into a birdbath, to which the hummingbird cheekily says “Oh no! Not the birdbath! Anything but that!” before he goes swimming in it. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: These captions could have been better 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z This past summer, hummingbirds, monarch butterflies and pairs of goldfinches zipped between the Jacobses’ garden and his. Meet an Ecologist Who Works for God (and Against Lawns) 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z That was home to hummingbirds and Jurassic crows by day, raccoons and owls by night, and always spiders that were quick to spin their webs. In the L.A. of my dreams quintessential Angeleno housing will be livable and communal 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Along the way, Barr became an unwitting chronicler of climate change, the amiable keeper of an analog data set that would eventually inform researchers’ papers on hummingbird migration and marmot hibernation. He spent almost 50 years alone at 10,000 feet. His hobby helped shape climate research in the Rockies. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The deep-rooted perennial also offers forage for livestock and desperately needed habitat for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bees, sheep, crops: Solar developers tout multiple benefits 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z I have one outside my window here in my office and the hummingbirds come through all the time doing their thing with the flowers and it’s just so magical. What does mindfulness with plants look like? Justina Blakeney can show you the way 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Cactus fruits and insects provide food for hummingbirds, white-winged doves and many other birds and animals. Monsoons that make deserts bloom are becoming more extreme and erratic thanks to climate change 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z And ruby-throated hummingbirds became three times more likely to be observed within 1 kilometer of airports, which means they might have expanded their habitat. The COVID-19 lockdown was for the birds—in a good way 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Bringing her to a shelter would help only if she ends up in a home where she won’t be let outside to hunt those hummingbirds. What Should I Do About My Bird-Killing Cat? 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z “I wouldn’t have a problem with it, to tell you the truth,” he said, standing on his front porch holding a hummingbird feeder. Sirhan Sirhan's possible parole creates divide in Kennedy family and beyond 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Imagine yourself having cocoa by the fire pit or under a heated arbor, watching a hummingbird nuzzle a mahonia, while wrapped in a tapestry of evergreen color, peeling bark and intoxicatingly scented flowers. Year-round yards: Start planning now for a cozy winter garden that hits all the senses | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z "We know that songbirds, parrots and hummingbirds can learn to make specific sounds. This includes many species, but that is because vocal learning originated in the ancestral species of these groups." Audio of Ripper the 'talking' Australian duck rediscovered 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z From March to May 2020, common species such as the ruby-throated hummingbird and bald eagle became more abundant in cities and suburbs across North America. The COVID-19 lockdown was for the birds—in a good way 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z When she lays an egg, the male hummingbird who played an equal role in the conception of said egg is nowhere to be seen. Female Hummingbirds Avoid Harassment by Looking Like Males 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Our hummingbirds are filling their bellies and packing on weight for their journey. Perspective | Bird lovers rejoice: The all-clear has been sounded on backyard feeders 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The class will provide tips and tricks anyone can use to photograph perched and flying hummingbirds and will feature more than 120 of Kaye’s photos. Look at all the plant and gardening things you can do in L.A. right now 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The historical society embellished her marker with a small hummingbird — inspired by the Mayan belief that they were messengers for the gods — and a saying that Clark both embodied and embraced: How a forgotten Black activist fueled a California city's racial reckoning 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z When he created his website, he chose the hummingbird as a kind of mascot. The Man Who Filed More Than 180 Disability Lawsuits 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z An adult female white-necked Jacobin hummingbird is no stranger to invisible labor. Female Hummingbirds Avoid Harassment by Looking Like Males 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Bees and hummingbirds are attracted to the nectar-rich blooms of rusty foxglove. These spires, spikes and skinny plants add dynamic drama to the garden 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Athletes are ephemeral creatures, their performative peaks shorter than the life of hummingbirds. Perspective | Shelby Houlihan’s case shows the only pure thing about WADA is its ignorance 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Butterfly bushes are invasive, but they are also pretty and are fodder for not only butterflies but also hummingbirds and hummingbird moths, as well as the occasional bee. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Enough shoving cicadas down my throat 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z “I admire hummingbirds for their intense vitality, their breathtaking beauty and their exquisite grace,” he writes on his website. The Man Who Filed More Than 180 Disability Lawsuits 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z “There may be some species of hummingbirds that will either cease migrating or become extinct because of the slow demise of the ocotillo.” He has celebrated deserts all his life. Now he's sounding the alarm 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z But according to the report, a restless sleeper would be a bear, a short sleeper would be a hummingbird, a solid sleeper would be a tortoise, and so on. Fitbit may soon be adding snoring detection to its devices 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z More delicate in scale, Penstemon barbatus ‘Elfin Pink’ puts up numerous wiry stems clothed in pale pink flowers that produce a haze of blooms that hummingbirds find irresistible. Plant colorful penstemon for its beauty — and as a way to help the bees 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z As Montgomery relates her adventures with Brenda and the hummingbirds, she shares dozens of fun facts about the birds Aztecs believed were reincarnated warriors and the Portuguese call “flower kissers.” Review: A hummingbird book that’s like them — zippy and fun 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z “I don’t expect to turn into a hummingbird anytime soon,” he writes. The Man Who Filed More Than 180 Disability Lawsuits 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The sky was crowded with bald eagles and the estuary thick with red-flowering currants and peripatetic hummingbirds — all within the noise of Interstate 5, about 50 miles south of Seattle. ‘Sweet symbolic justice’: Truth-teller’s statue will replace lie 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Many native plants prefer full sun but some, such as the fragrant, magenta-flowered hummingbird sage, prefer at least partial shade. Your bird feeder is canceled. Attract birds with these 13 native plants instead 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The key leads to a box that contains a taxidermied hummingbird of a species that may be extinct. Review: Climate collapse comes for the spy thriller in Jeff VanderMeer's sly genre game 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Then I put a hummingbird feeder outside my window and mayhem ensued. Column: I abandoned all my big pandemic projects. Here are 13 lessons I learned instead 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z But she has the solace of the hummingbirds darting around her feeder and a view of her neighbor’s graceful oak. In California's deep-red 'North State,' a one-woman watchdog torments the far right 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z The American robin is such a common species that it doesn’t get the fawning press that, say, the painted bunting or rufous hummingbird does. Perspective | If the robin is a bird of spring, why do many of them strut their stuff in winter? 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Just a gentle touch of hummingbird sage or Cleveland sage, for instance, could perfume an entire balcony. Your bird feeder is canceled. Attract birds with these 13 native plants instead 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The planet on which Jane gets her coffee from some barista is the same in which the last hummingbird dies in a dwindling forest. Review: Climate collapse comes for the spy thriller in Jeff VanderMeer's sly genre game 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Last year, folks flocked to Butler’s lecture “Bling on the Wing,” on gardening for hummingbirds. Even without Seattle’s Flower & Garden Festival, Ciscoe Morris and other favs still have answers for you 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z In a nod to the Caribbean, the label on the bottle carries an image of a hummingbird and the drink is sweetened with raw cane sugar. Black entrepreneur breaks into France's exclusive champagne club 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z When a hummingbird flew into his window and broke its wing, he nursed it back to health. Couple was together 56 years; husband died of COVID alone 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z California fuchsia, with its brilliant red blooms, is a hummingbird magnet and grows well in pots, Rowden said. Your bird feeder is canceled. Attract birds with these 13 native plants instead 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z I deeply believe that if my peers knew that birds such as our beloved rufous hummingbirds are at risk, they would want to help. Gen Z, help sound the alarm: #BringBirdsBack 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z However, according to Butler, up to 50% of a hummingbird’s diet consists of insects. Even without Seattle’s Flower & Garden Festival, Ciscoe Morris and other favs still have answers for you 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z A hummingbird’s visit may be fleeting, but love — and thoughtfully chosen jewelry — is decidedly not. Last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts that start at just $8 | Provided by ST Content Studio 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z There shouldn’t be a hummingbird at Green Spring Gardens this time of year. Perspective | Catch me if you can: An unlikely hummingbird is banded at a Virginia park 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z As if on cue, hummingbirds began to flit around one feeder, while pigeons swooped in to nibble from another. Column: A cancer patient needed critical care. Because of the COVID-19 surge, she died without it 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z We’d brought the cake, still cinnamon-warm from the oven, so she could share slices with the other residents hanging out by the hummingbird feeders. Perspective | As the pandemic raged, my independent mother’s memory worsened, her isolation increased — and I was far away 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z “And be careful when you prune; hummingbird nests are tiny and well-camouflaged.” Even without Seattle’s Flower & Garden Festival, Ciscoe Morris and other favs still have answers for you 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z But the strange magic of lived experience isn’t abandoned: it reignites in the observation of “mortals / drenched in a hummingbird sensation of time”, a thrilling encapsulation of motion and stasis. Poem of the week: Blowing Smoke by Nii Ayikwei Parkes 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z It’s winter, the season ruby-throated hummingbirds spend in Mexico or Central America. Perspective | Catch me if you can: An unlikely hummingbird is banded at a Virginia park 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z A hummingbird in flight is a glorious sight — yet they never hold still long enough to properly admire them. Great holiday gifts from Seattle shops and businesses | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z And hummingbirds get information from the ultraviolet hues that some flowers reflect. Platypuses Glow Under Blacklight. We Have No Idea Why. 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Ruby-throated hummingbirds began pouring into Mississippi in late August as they migrated to Central America to spend the winter. Winter brings unusual species of hummingbirds to Mississippi 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Images of a hummingbird, a monkey and an orca were unearthed at the site. 2,000-Year-Old Cat Etching Found at Nazca Lines Site in Peru 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z And there should never be a rufous hummingbird, a species that spends the summer in the west of the United States and Canada, not in the east. Perspective | Catch me if you can: An unlikely hummingbird is banded at a Virginia park 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z At first, Irwin compared her “Baby Wildlife Warrior” to the “size of a hummingbird.” Bindi Irwin says her baby ‘is doing great’ and is the size of a ‘mountain pygmy-possum’ 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z |
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