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.

My Little Flock

Score Big

HOW SWEET IT IS!

QUALITY TIME

Jazz It Up • Add this fiery red bloomer and wait for the hummingbirds.

Hiding in Plain Sight • Summer tanagers may be bright red—but that doesn’t always make them easier to spot.

THE FEED

One-Pot Wonders • These plants don’t need a partner—they shine on their own.

CONTAINER PROS • Three ways potted plants add easy value.

The Sky’s the Limit • Your passion for planting has nowhere to go but up when you reach the creative heights vertical gardening offers.

Orange Look-Alikes • Detect the subtle differences among these four butterflies with key clues.

Stop and Stare • Take in some of the season’s best bird-watching moments.

Summer Table • Use these tips to keep the season’s best diners coming back for more.

Be the Best PLANT PARENT • Grow (or refresh) your green thumb knowledge by diving into these essential tasks.

wild, weird & wonderful • Unexpected moments happen all the time in nature—these readers were just lucky enough to capture them.

Ask the Experts • Backyard pros solve mystery sightings and offer plant remedies.

MEET THE EXPERTS

What’s the best blooming shrub in summer? • Get to know these top picks for bushes with oodles of flowers during the warmer months.

Finding Awe in Alaska • Three ways Denali National Park wows bird lovers.

SUMMER HOMES • See familiar faces where they raise their young.

Caption This! • A garden thief snatches a snack straight from the source.

Aflutter for Vines • Grow their host plants and watch the pipevine swallowtails roll in.

Pipevine swallowtail

FOR THE READER

Birds And Blooms Extra US

Woodpecker Wonder • How many of these backyard favorites can you ID?

Tiny but Mighty • Take a closer look at gorgeous Anna’s hummingbirds.