Only bird that can fly backward and hover in flight. Always in motion, perching only briefly to rest.
Females does sit quietly during courtship from male, which dips, dances and buzzes.
Gardens, parks, woodlands with nectar-producing plants. Only hummingbird that breeds east of Mississippi River, from southern Canada to Gulf Coast. Uses spider silk to attach tiny cup-shaped nest to twig or branch 50 feet above ground. Nest lined with plant down holds 2 white eggs about the size of navy beans. Favors tubular red flowers, some tiny insects and spiders.