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.

Backyards are Buzzing!

Purple Powerhouse • Native coneflowers provide ample color with low effort

The Cutest Birds Ever • Black-capped chickadees are universally adored as feeder guests

Monarch Favorites • Attract more butterflies with these milkweeds

Appreciating Garden Ants • Managing ants is no picnic. Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing at all.

The Pollinator Palette • Grow a rainbow of biodiversity for your favorite nectar-seekers

Summer Stunners • Readers share amazing snapshots of the season’s finest fliers

Get Familiar with PHOEBES • From their signature tail wagging to their namesake songs, learn all about these fascinating flycatchers

FIND THE perfect phlox • With a sweet fragrance and beautiful flair, these pollinator-enticing plants add color and elegance to the garden all season long

Leaving the nest • PRECIOUS MOMENTS ABOUND IN THESE READER PHOTOS OF ADORABLE BABY BIRDS GROWING UP AND MOVING OUT

Ask the Experts • The pros weigh in on readers’ questions about birds and plants

All Abuzz for Native Bees • These locals are the true super-pollinators and habitat heroes

What’s your best watering advice? • Get water wise with these thrifty tips and clever recommendations from readers

Caption This! • What sort of silent conversation is going on between these siblings?

Frequent Fliers • The bold red admiral is a common sight across the United States, from woodlands and parks to home gardens

Take the Finch Test • Can you identify all of these sociable little songbirds?

FOR THE READER

Birds and Blooms Extra

Bald Eagles by the Numbers • Learn fascinating facts about one of North America’s most majestic birds