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.

Ready, Set, Fruit!

Campfire Cuties • Bring on summer with blooms as sweet as marshmallow treats

Drama in the Grasslands • Lark buntings are a striking, easy-to-spot icon of the prairies

Working with Clay • Clay soil can be tough, but these plants thrive in it

Garden Like a Good Neighbor • Keep your yards and relationships in harmony with these etiquette tips

Masters of Mimicry • Learn to tell these similarly gray-suited copycats apart

The Best of Spring • Readers share eye-catching photos of colorful migrants and favorite backyard fliers

Fresh-Picked TREATS • Attract colorful songbirds to your yard with a medley of berries and oranges

ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME SIGHTINGS • Readers captured the most extraordinary moments when unusual birds showed up in unexpected places

Pruning Trees Made Easy • With the right tools and techniques, you’ll get the job done safely and keep your tree healthy and strong

Ask the Experts • The pros weigh in on bird behaviors and puzzling plants

How to Keep Bears at Bay • Try these techniques to protect your feeders from big, hungry visitors

Royal in the Wild • Learn all about the queen butterfly—and how to tell it and a monarch apart

Name That Warbler • How many of these colorful birds can you identify?

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BIRDS AND BLOOMS EXTRA

Hosts with the Most • Invite butterflies and moths to your yard with vital host plants