Birds & Blooms

Birds & Blooms is the #1 bird and garden magazine in North America with more than 1 million subscribers. We pride ourselves in celebrating the “beauty in your own backyard” with a mix of expert advice and personal stories from our family of readers. Our magazine covers a wide range of topics such as attracting hummingbirds, building birdhouses, gardening for butterflies, feeding birds for less, growing veggies, tales of readers’ birding experiences, plus a whole lot more.

Hummingbird Season!

Firecracker Flowers • Transform your backyard into a hummingbird paradise.

Small and Feisty Fliers • Meet Calliope hummingbirds and attract them with native plants.

THE FEED

Hummingbird Magnets • Attract these busy fliers with nectar-packed salvias.

Easy Breezy Gardening • Seven tips for a beautiful low-maintenance yard with minimal fuss and effort.

hummingbird tales • With so much to love about hummingbirds, spotting them out in nature is always a thrill. Take in these extraordinary moments that talented Birds & Blooms readers captured on camera.

mini marvels • HUMMINGBIRDS HAVE TRAITS THAT MAKE THEM ENTERTAINING, BUT THOSE SAME QUALITIES HELP THEM THRIVE.

perennial nectar favorites • Attract more hummingbirds year after year with flowers that require less time, maintenance and money.

Ask the Experts • Solving hummingbird mysteries, plant problems and much more.

Defending Their Turf • Why hummingbirds guard their territories so fiercely.

How do you save water in the garden? • Readers share their inventive ways of keeping plants happy without turning the spigot.

Caption This! • What’s happening in this funny sugar-water scene?

Irresistible Blooms • Hummingbirds adore these flowers—can you name them all?

FOR THE READER

Birds & Blooms

Barn Swallow Stats • Discover what makes this fork-tailed flier so special.