David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

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 ...

Whether they're zipping through the trees or splashing around in a bird bath, hummingbirds are some of the most lively creatures you can observe from the comfort of your own backyard. Once you have ...

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 ...

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 fascinating ...

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 ...

The hummingbird feeder I’ve hung on the porch is one of my unexpected joys in life. I originally hung it because hummingbirds kept checking out a certain spot—I’m convinced my house’s previous owners ...