One of the biggest joys of summer is watching wildlife come and go in your backyard. From sweet bunnies and foxes to curious deer and the occasional bear (don’t get too close to that one), spring and summer give many of us a front row seat to nature’s most adorable creatures.

If bird watching is a hobby of yours, you’re likely already anticipating the loss of some of your favorite winged visitors to the cold weather. Once temperatures drop in late fall, many birds head south for warmer skies, including a beloved summer staple: the hummingbird .

“There are more than 370 hummingbird species, distributed across North and South America, and about 16 of these can be found in the United States,” explains Anusha Shankar , an integrative biologist and physiological ecologist who re

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