Female ruby-throated hummingbirds do all of the nest-building, egg-sitting and child-rearing. After the eggs hatch, it takes between 14 and 31 days for the chicks to fledge.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds zip, zoom and dart from one food source to another. Because they constantly burn energy while on the move, they may eat up to two or three times their body weight (which ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are in the midst of their collective mid-spring migration north, meaning bird-watchers in Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania will soon be able to observe ...

Here we have an adult male feeding a fledgling female and an adult female feeding a fledgling male. ... BIRDIE THIRTY: "Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird" - EWN at 6:30am on 6-15-2025.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are in the midst of their collective mid-spring migration north, meaning bird-watchers in Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania will soon be able to observe ...

Here we have an adult male feeding a fledgling female and an adult female feeding a fledgling male. ... BIRDIE THIRTY: "Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird" - EWN at 6:30am on 6-15-2025.

The ruby-throated hummingbird weighs about as much as a penny (0.1 ounces). They migrate from Indiana all the way down to Mexico, 500 miles or more. While hummingbirds love to feed at flowers, they ...

Averaging only 3.5 grams as an adult, ruby-throated hummingbirds migrate thousands of miles annually. Like other hummingbirds, they play an important role in the pollination of flowers.

Female ruby-throated hummingbirds do all of the nest-building, egg-sitting and child-rearing. After the eggs hatch, it takes between 14 and 31 days for the chicks to fledge.

The ruby-throated hummingbird is easily identifiable due to its bright coat and contrasting throat patch. Michele Rundquist-Franz of Harborcreek Township fills the bird feeders in her front yard.

Female ruby-throated hummingbirds do all of the nest-building, egg-sitting and child-rearing. After the eggs hatch, it takes between 14 and 31 days for the chicks to fledge.