If you see a strange-looking hummingbird at a Bay Area park this summer, it might not be a bird at all. Heavy winter rainfall caused a population boom for a moth called the white-lined sphinx. Many ...

The next time you’re near a patch of flowers and you think you see a hummingbird zip by, take a closer look! It just might be a hummingbird moth, a lesser-known but important pollinator. Sphinx moths ...

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. When she stepped closer, she ...

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The green fields of summer have faded to flaxen hues of winter and many of the creatures found there are now safely cocooned until the warmth of spring brings their return. The golden-haired meadows ...

Some hummingbirds will embark on their fall migration, a move tracked by birdwatchers nationwide who are eager to spot these tiny birds fluttering in their gardens or to their feeders. But ...