Nearly 20 species of hummingbirds migrate from Mexico and Central and South America to the U.S. to nest every spring. Their high metabolism rate requires that they eat half or more of their body weight each day, so attracting hummingbirds to your yard is not as difficult as you may think. The bills and tongues of these tiny jewels are adapted to suck nectar—their primary diet—but they eat small insects, too. Their ability to hover allows them to … [Read more...]