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.

Cheap and Cheerful

Pink Surprise • Find out why this bluebeard is a garden stunner.

Ready, Set, Crunch! • The big benefits of serving black oil sunflower seeds in your backyard. BY KELSEY ROSETH

Easy Breezy Grasses • Weave motion and texture into your garden beds with perennial picks.

An Edible Oasis • How to grow potted fruit trees indoors.

Who’s in That Tree? • The four most common types of backyard squirrels.

Books for All

Summer’s End • Readers venture outside to photograph birds at their best.

MEALS on the fly • Attract insect-loving birds that search midair, in leaf litter and tall grass, on foliage and branches, or beneath tree bark for their next meal.

FOOLPROOF Ferns • IT’S TIME TO SHINE A WELL-DESERVED SPOTLIGHT ON THESE SHADE-HAPPY, NO-FUSS GARDEN SUPERSTARS.

bug tales • READERS ZOOM INTO THE SMALL TREASURES HIDING IN THE SHELTER OF THE GARDEN.

HUMMINGBIRD HIGHWAYS • Learn about the epic MIGRATORY FEATS of these tiny garden favorites.

Ask the Experts • Pros explain interesting plumage, solve plant dilemmas and more.

What are your thrifty bird feeding tips? • Backyard birders share tried-and-true money-saving hacks.

Big-Billed Birds • Can you name these fliers with impressive beaks?

On the Mark • Simple ways to identify and attract these gorgeous butterflies.

Caption This! • What’s being said between this blue jay and red-bellied woodpecker?

FOR THE READER

Birds and Blooms Extra

Hydrangea Facts • Get to know the highlights of this beloved family.