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.

Feather Functions

A Petite Evergreen • This slow-growing spruce fits the bill in any size garden

Hidden in Plain Sight • Brown creepers are camouflage experts that move up tree trunks hunting for insects

Funky and Fun • Low-maintenance succulents add flair to an indoor space

Save Your Soil • Easy ways to prep your garden beds now for a successful spring growing season

Rosy Resemblance • A look at what sets these crimson-crowned finches apart

Autumn in the Air • Fall foliage and feathered friends take center stage

FEATHER Refresh • LEARN ABOUT THE PROCESS OF MOLT AND WHY IT’S MORE OBVIOUS ON SOME BIRDS THAN OTHERS

Late-Season STARS • Both low-maintenance and a favorite with pollinators, colorful asters are ready for a leading role in your fall garden

Splashing Around • Readers capture snapshots of ducks shimmering on the water

Ask the Experts • Get solutions to bird-feeding dilemmas and plant problems

What’s your best houseplant hack? • Readers share their top tips for growing healthy indoor plants

Caption This! • Two blue jays appear to be having a heated, one-sided conversation

On the Shore • See how many of these beach-dwelling birds you can ID

FOR THE READER

Birds and Blooms Extra

Back from the Brink • Learn how California condors dodged extinction