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.

Life is Better Outside

Popping with Berries • A pyramidal evergreen shrub that offers year-round interest

Nuthatch Neighbors • Attract a white-breasted nuthatch pair that stay year-round and join mixed flocks

Golden Garden Gems • These vibrant perennials sport fall colors throughout the year

8 Never-Skip Garden Tips • Master gardeners share simple steps to set you up for success BY MIKAYLA BORCHERT

Bird Tech • Gizmos and gadgets to make wildlife watching more enjoyable

Greeting Fall • Readers capture photos of birds among the changing autumn colors

Owl in the Family • The differences between related eastern and western screech-owls

WESTERN Chatterboxes • THE SOUTHWEST IS A HOT SPOT FOR WREN DIVERSITY. GET TO KNOW THESE LITTLE BROWN BIRDS WITH BIG PERSONALITIES AND EVEN BIGGER VOICES.

Houseplants for a HEALTHY HOME • Surround yourself with greenery to make a good-for-you difference. Here’s what experts say about the mental boost and their top plant picks.

BLAZE A WELCOMING TRAIL • Learn about the organization getting people with disabilities into nature with the help of fellow birders

Ask the Experts • Follow pro tips for winter garden prep and safe backyard bird-feeding

What do you do with fallen leaves? • Readers share the clever ways they improve their landscapes and help wildlife

Spice Up Nature • Meet the swallowtail named after its favorite host plant

Caption This! • What do you think this pair chatted about at the birdbath?

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Birds and Blooms Extra

Nut Hoarders • Tap into fascinating facts about forward-thinking, social acorn woodpeckers