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.

Pops of Color

A Star Performer • Cascading color meets sturdy structure in this easy-care bloomer

Go for Green • To find this vibrant, bold-patterned jay, you’ll have to head way south

Sedums Galore • Splashy succulents transform outdoor spots from dull to dazzling

Grow a Pizza Garden • Skip the grocery store and harvest these favorite garden-fresh toppings at home

Luna Moth Traits • If you’re lucky enough to come across this night-flying garden guest, here’s how to successfully identify it

Colors of Summer • Bold birds show off their vibrant good looks

Midair masters • MEET THE BIRDS NAMED FOR THEIR ABILITY TO CATCH INSECTS ON THE FLY

GRACEFUL in the GARDEN • Dragonflies nimbly dance through landscapes and parks during the summer months. Readers caught these serene moments of rest.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS • Easy to grow and guaranteed to add bursts of showy blossoms to any garden, gladioluses, the classic summer bloomers, are making a comeback

Calling All Nature Lovers!

Ask the Experts • Pros offer tips to help struggling plants, protect baby birds and more

In the Details • Easy ways to differentiate between male, female and immature hummingbirds

What butterfly is your favorite? • Readers share which fluttering beauties they love most and why

Caption This! • Busted! A hungry raccoon steals a sweet treat from a feeder.

FOR THE READER

Birds and Blooms Extra

Mighty Milkweed • What to know about this butterfly garden staple