While some hummingbirds are residents of California all year, others may only be seen for certain periods of time, if you're lucky.

If you love lilacs but don't have a lot of time for plant care, the lovely purple plant has a low-maintenance twin, the chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus). This leafy small tree or shrub resembles ...

In California, these birds — who “take to hummingbird feeders pretty well” — are here ... The adult males have an iridescent purple coloring around their throats. In contrast, the females ...