ClipArt ETC
The nest of the hummingbird is a masterpiece. It is about half the size of an apricot.

Hummingbird

The nest of the hummingbird is a masterpiece. It is about half the size of an apricot.

The nest of the hummingbird is a masterpiece. It is about half the size of an apricot.

Hummingbird

The nest of the hummingbird is a masterpiece. It is about half the size of an apricot.

The nest of the hummingbird is a masterpiece. It is about half the size of an apricot.

Bar-Tailed Hummingbird

The nest of the hummingbird is a masterpiece. It is about half the size of an apricot.

The back view of a hummingbird.

Hummingbird

The back view of a hummingbird.

These hummingbirds "are alike only in their long, slender bills", (Hooker, 1886).

Hummingbirds

These hummingbirds "are alike only in their long, slender bills", (Hooker, 1886).

Hummingbirds are New World birds found primarily in South America.

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are New World birds found primarily in South America.

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it is extracting the nectar by means of its long sucking tube.

Hawk Moth

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it…

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it is extracting the nectar by means of its long sucking tube. This is a larva.

Hawk Moth

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it…

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it is extracting the nectar by means of its long sucking tube. This is a pupa.

Hawk Moth

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it…

Beak of Hummingbird.

Hummingbird Beak

Beak of Hummingbird.

Hummingbirds can be as small as 2 inches and generally display brilliant colors.

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds can be as small as 2 inches and generally display brilliant colors.

Hummingbirds can be as small as 2 inches and generally display brilliant colors.

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds can be as small as 2 inches and generally display brilliant colors.

Broad-tailed humming birds by flowers.

Hummingbird

Broad-tailed humming birds by flowers.

A picture depicting a multitude of hummingbirds.

Hummingbirds

A picture depicting a multitude of hummingbirds.

A trio of hummingbirds resting on a branch, one of which is in a nest.

Hummingbirds

A trio of hummingbirds resting on a branch, one of which is in a nest.

A group of humming birds with particularly long and narrow beaks, well-adapted for sipping nectar from flowers.

Hummingbirds

A group of humming birds with particularly long and narrow beaks, well-adapted for sipping nectar from…

A group of humming birds, two of which are vying for a flower's nectar.

Hummingbirds

A group of humming birds, two of which are vying for a flower's nectar.

Four humming birds, two of which are resting on a branch, while the other two cavort in the air above.

Hummingbirds

Four humming birds, two of which are resting on a branch, while the other two cavort in the air above.

A pair of topaz hummingbirds, with their nest and eggs.

Topaz Hummingbird

A pair of topaz hummingbirds, with their nest and eggs.

The supercolious hummingbird, noted for it's unusually large nest. It is native to Brazil.

Supercolious Hummingbird

The supercolious hummingbird, noted for it's unusually large nest. It is native to Brazil.

"A considerable number of insects belonging to Sphingina have transparents wings. Among them is the humming-bird moth, <em>Sesia pelasgus</em>, often seen at evening in our gardens during the moths of June and July hovering like a humming-bird over the flowers and sucking their nectar with its long tube." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Hummingbird Moth

"A considerable number of insects belonging to Sphingina have transparents wings. Among them is the…

A very small bird remarkable for the metallic brilliancy of its plumage, and for its swift motion and noise of its wings in flight.

Hummingbird

A very small bird remarkable for the metallic brilliancy of its plumage, and for its swift motion and…

A bird with a long, skinny bill. The bill is used to probe long tubular flowers for food.

Sword Bearing Hummingbird

A bird with a long, skinny bill. The bill is used to probe long tubular flowers for food.

A humming-bird on a perch.

Hummingbird

A humming-bird on a perch.

"The Humming-Birds, which flit about in tropical woods, build their nests with grass, lined with feathers."

Nest of Humming-Bird

"The Humming-Birds, which flit about in tropical woods, build their nests with grass, lined with feathers."

"The Dwarf Hummingbird is a species which is only about the size of a bee. The Bar-tailed Hummingbird, or Sappho Comet, is a native of eastern Peru."

Sappho Comet

"The Dwarf Hummingbird is a species which is only about the size of a bee. The Bar-tailed Hummingbird,…

The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a bird with a long beak and rapid wings. This species is known for the red color upon its neck.

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a bird with a long beak and rapid wings. This…

Hummingbird species (Ornismya): Gould's hummingbird (O. gouldii), Bar-tailed hummingbird (O. sappho), Cora hummingbird (O. cora), and the double-crested hummingbird (O. chrysolopha).

Hummingbird Species

Hummingbird species (Ornismya): Gould's hummingbird (O. gouldii), Bar-tailed hummingbird (O. sappho),…

An illustration of a hummingbird nest with two week old hummingbirds.

Hummingbird Nest

An illustration of a hummingbird nest with two week old hummingbirds.

An illustration of a hummingbird nest.

Hummingbird Nest

An illustration of a hummingbird nest.

A species of hummingbird, the Red-Tailed Comet (Sappho sparganura) is native to South America.

Red-Tailed Comet

A species of hummingbird, the Red-Tailed Comet (Sappho sparganura) is native to South America.

Madder is the common name of the plant genus Rubia, the type genus of the madder family Rubiaceae. The genus contains about 60 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and sub-shrubs native to the Old World, Africa, temperate Asia and America. The best known species are Common Madder (Rubia tinctorum), Wild Madder (Rubia peregrina), and Indian Madder (Rubia cordifolia). The Common Madder can grow to 1.5 m in height. The evergreen leaves are 5-10 cm long and 2-3 cm broad, produced in whorls of 4-7 starlike around the central stem. It climbs with tiny hooks at the leaves and stems. The flowers are small (3-5 mm across), with five pale yellow petals, in dense racemes, and appear from June to August, followed by small (4-6 mm diameter) red to black berries. The roots can be over a metre long, up to 12 mm thick and the source of a red dye known as rose madder. It prefers loamy soils with a constant level of moisture. Madders are used as food plants for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hummingbird hawk moth.

Madder

Madder is the common name of the plant genus Rubia, the type genus of the madder family Rubiaceae. The…

The Peruvian Sheartail (Thaumastura cora) is a hummingbird in the Trochilidae family of hummingbirds.

Peruvian Sheartail

The Peruvian Sheartail (Thaumastura cora) is a hummingbird in the Trochilidae family of hummingbirds.

The Coppery-Bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis cupreoventris) is a hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.

Coppery-Bellied Puffleg

The Coppery-Bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis cupreoventris) is a hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.

The White-Tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) is a bird in the Trochilidae family of hummingbirds.

White-Tipped Sicklebill Hummingbird

The White-Tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) is a bird in the Trochilidae family of hummingbirds.

"The Eulampis jugularis, or Hummingbird, has brilliant coloration almost defies description, the most exquisite metallic or jewel-like hues glorifying a background of green, blue, or brown; while crests, ear-tufts, neck-frills, and pendent beards ending in points or forks, add to the effect." A. H. Evans, 1900

Hummingbird

"The Eulampis jugularis, or Hummingbird, has brilliant coloration almost defies description, the most…

"Aithurus polytmus, the Long-tailed Hummingbird, peculiar to Jamaica, the two tail-feathers next to the outer pair are immensely elongated, and, after crossing one another, bend outwards in a curve; the lateral rectrices are bluish-black, as is the head with its divided crest; all the outer parts being luminous green, and the bill red with black tip. The female is chiefly green above and white below, with brownish brown." A. H. Evans, 1900

Long Tailed Hummingbird

"Aithurus polytmus, the Long-tailed Hummingbird, peculiar to Jamaica, the two tail-feathers next to…

Hummingbird hawk moth is the common name of macroglossa stellatarum. This moth flies very fast. While flying the moth makes a loud humming noise.

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Hummingbird hawk moth is the common name of macroglossa stellatarum. This moth flies very fast. While…

Also known as the Kinglet, the Golden-Crested Wren (Regulus cristatus) is the smallest of European birds. In America, only the hummingbird is less in size. It is one of the warblers (Sylviidæ). The length of the body is from three to six inches, there is a bright yellow crest, the back is yellowish olive green, the wings and tail ash brown with black and white markings. The Golden-Crested Wren is generally distributed over Europe. In spring it utters a sweet and surprisingly loud song.

Golden-Crested Wren

Also known as the Kinglet, the Golden-Crested Wren (Regulus cristatus) is the smallest of European birds.…

<i>Spathura underwoodi</i>. The <i>Spathura</i> is a "remarkable genus of <i>Trochilidae</i>, containing hummingbirds with the lateral tail-feathers, long-exerted, narrowed, and then dilated into a spatule or racket at the end, and with conspicuous leg muffs." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Racket-Tailed Hummingbird

Spathura underwoodi. The Spathura is a "remarkable genus of Trochilidae, containing hummingbirds with…