Hummingbirds are spectacular to watch, but if you've been having a hard time attracting the birds to your backyard, there's one thing your landscape may be missing: hummingbird nectar. Due to their ...

This super simple DIY Hummingbird Food Recipe uses TWO ingredients to make homemade nectar that will have the hummers stopping by your feeder all day long. Hummingbirds are beautiful and ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story included an incorrect ratio for water to sugar in hummingbird food. There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds in the world. While ...

How to make hummingbird nectar and choose a feeder. What to plant for hummingbirds in spring. What to plant for hummingbirds in summer and fall. Hummingbird hearts can beat around 1,200 times a minute ...

To enjoy watching hummingbirds, you’ll need a healthy feeding station where they can quickly fill up. Despite their small size, they eat a lot. These jewel-feathered whirling dervishes eat half their ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story included an incorrect ratio for water to sugar in hummingbird food. There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds in the world. While ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Learn how to make hummingbird nectar to attract hummingbirds to your backyard with Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...