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.

At Home Outside

A Fiery Glow • Enjoy foliage color that transforms through the seasons.

Welcome Warblers • Decode the secret ways to lure these springtime visitors to your landscape.

THE FEED

Garden Party • Plants that add a jolt of flavor to cocktails, teas and more.

Show Off Your Succulents • Eight easy ways to make the water-saving plants stand out in the garden.

Ready to Garden • Head outside with the best gear this spring.

Masters of Disguise • Daylilies may blend into the lily family, but here’s the real difference.

Finding Migrants • As spring warblers arrive, talented readers have their cameras ready.

BIRDIE Bath Time • These feathered friends usually skip stocked feeders, but you can still attract them with fresh water.

BIRDBATH ESSENTIALS • Four top tips from Wild Birds Unlimited store owners Laura and Mel Tracy.

PICK THE BEST BASIN

blooms for birds • Attract goldfinches, cardinals and other eager seed eaters from summer through winter with a selection of annuals.

EASY BIRD BUFFETS

BLOOM TALES • Take in gorgeous flower photos from readers and get inspiration for your springtime garden plans.

Ask the Experts • Follow pro advice to protect and nurture backyard plants and birds.

Caption This! • What’s going on in this bird feeder stare down?

What’s your best gardening hack? • Readers offer tips and tricks for getting the most out of favorite backyard activities.

Seek Red-Spotteds • Find these iridescent butterflies near streams or woods.

Red-spotted purple

Hues of Blue • Can you name all six of these sky-colored birds?

FOR THE READER

Birds & Blooms

Wildflower Wonders • Unearth fun facts about these beautiful blooms.