Birds and Blooms Extra

Even more of what you love from North America's #1 bird and garden magazine, celebrating the beauty in your own backyard.  Published on the months in between the Birds and Blooms magazine, Extra features vivid photographs, useful tips and expert advice to inform, inspire, and connect enthusiasts who share a passion for backyard birds and gardening.

Summer Sights

Bright, Sunshiny Days • Add cheer to your garden with this low-maintenance classic

The Painted Showstopper • Despite their vivid colors, these shy songbirds are good at staying out of sight

Flowers for the Future • These blooms keep on giving with easy-to-save seeds

Become a Local Habitat Hero • Join the movement of supporting biodiversity with a backyard wildlife haven

Doppelganger Dangers • Tell wild grape apart from its less-than-favorable lookalikes

Wild Things • Readers share captivating encounters with backyard creatures

LENDING A WING • For some birds, raising young or finding food is a group effort

AS GOOD AS GOLD • LEARN TO GROW GOLDENROD, A NATIVE POLLINATOR POWERHOUSE THAT ADDS A BURST OF LATE-SEASON COLOR TO YOUR GARDEN

HIDE AND SEEK • SHARP-SIGHTED READERS SHARE PHOTOS OF CAMOUFLAGE AT WORK WITH SOME VERY STEALTHY MASTERS IN DISGUISE

Ask the Experts • The experts weigh in on birding and gardening mysteries

Dust Up on Dirt Baths • Find out the reasons why birds may get down and dirty to freshen up

What was your spark bird? • Readers reminisce on the feathered friends that inspired the start of a new passion

Caption This! • What might be on this speedy red-breasted merganser’s mind?

The Globe-Trotter • Known for epic migratory feats, the painted lady is the most widespread butterfly in the world

Who’s That Pecking? • See how many of these woodpecker species you know

FOR THE READER

Birds and Blooms Extra

Get the Scoop on Pelicans • From their prehistoric past to clever fishing skills, dive into the world of these iconic waterbirds