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BirdReel Smart Hummingbird Feeder (HM01)
Broad-tailed hummingbirds are one of the joys of a Colorado summer, and the Smart Hummingbird Feeder lets you watch them from inches away without scaring them off. The high-frame-rate clips slow their wings down enough that you can actually see the gorget flash. We also see a lot of fun rufous and black-chinned visitors caught on camera during August migration. If you've been a hummingbird-feeder person for years, this is the upgrade that changes how you see them.
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BirdReel Smart Bird House (NH13)
Watching a clutch of chickadees go from eggs to fledglings on live video, from inside the nest, is hands-down one of the coolest things I've ever experienced in this business. The Smart Bird House camera puts you inches from the action without disturbing the family. Pair it with a peanut suet or no-mess blend nearby and you've turned your yard into a nesting season classroom — kids and grandkids especially love checking in on the babies. Hang it before April for the best chance of a Front Range tenant.
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BirdReel BF23 High Quality Smart Bird Feeder (BF23)
If you've been waiting for the smart-feeder experience to feel truly premium, the BF23 is it. The camera quality is a clear step up — the color on a goldfinch in spring molt is just stunning — and the build feels like something that'll be on your pole for years. Customers who have come back for the BF23 after starting with our basic smart feeder consistently tell me the image quality alone was worth the upgrade. It's the smart feeder I have at my own house.
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BirdReel Smart Bird Feeder (BF11)
This is the smart feeder we recommend first to anyone curious about the BirdReel experience. The camera catches every visitor — chickadees, house finches, nuthatches, downy woodpeckers, even the occasional flicker — and the AI species ID is uncannily good at putting a name on the bird before you can. I love opening the app in the morning and scrolling through the previous day's clips with my coffee. It's the easiest way I know to feel connected to your backyard birds whether you're home, at the store, or on the road.
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Finch Blend
A dedicated birding customer with an amazing camera brought in some incredible photos of brilliant blue Buntings in his nearby backyard. He purchases our 5# bags of Finch Blend to mix not only in with his regular seed, but to toss on the ground below his feeder to attract these beautiful birds. He explained that the seeds in Finch Blend are too small to interest the squirrels, but offer the Buntings and other ground feeders some appealing delights. Don't let the squirrels know...
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Dried Mealworms
When a customer asks what they can offer to enhance their regular No-Mess basics, suggest they add mealworms to the mix. After all what feathered friend can resist some added protein and a satisfying bug crunch with their meals?
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Hummingbird Feeder Adapter
I love that I don't need to find new spot for my hummingbird feeder and can instead attach it right with my bird feeding station!
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Nectar guard tips
I have been recommending our nectar port covers to every customer looking at our hummingbird feeders, cautioning them that wasps and yellow jackets can get into the feeder through the nectar ports, giving them a chance to attack the feeder owner, kiddies, or pets. Last summer while working in my garden, I was swarmed by yellow jackets...very painful, caused swelling for days on my arms and legs where they'd stung me. It's good to offer our customers something that can help them avoid possible injury while putting out this sweet feed.
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Fundamental Squirrel Proof Feeder
I've had 3 of these feeders in my yard for as long as I've been feeding the birds. They work perfectly to deter the squirrels and have a great capacity for seed. In addition the feeder can be hung from a tree, making it a perfect option for people with yards too small to properly squirrel proof a pole system
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APS Triple Branch Holder
You can customize your feeder station by adding real branches that provide additional places for birds to perch. It allows you to see more birds at one time. Great fun!
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Mushroom Peanut Feeder
I love how cute it looks hanging on my setup! This CAN be squirrel proofed but I love to see my squirrels sitting and eating from it.
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Breakfast Bell Feeder
Excellent small bird feeder with a height-adjustable roof; I have it in a small evergreen near my window and my finches and chickadees love having their own small feeder! Perfect addition for any yard setup.
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Fahlo Animal Tracking Adventure Bracelets
Each animal bracelet tracks a real animal on a 3D map.Every Fahlo tracking experience includes the Fahlo Protection Ping! This indicates each animal’s unique path may be live, delayed, or historical based on required safety protocols in accordance with their nonprofit partners.
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Hot Pepper Super Suet
Great way to get the birds extra protein (from mealworms!) and fat while keeping squirrels away. I've had Downy Woodpeckers and Nuthatches as regular feeder visitors who LOVE this suet.
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles - Amy Tan
Amy Tan’s The Backyard Bird Chronicles is a beautifully crafted blend of memoir, naturalist notebook, and artistic exploration. What begins as Tan’s search for calm during a period of social tension and personal distress evolves into a moving record of curiosity, resilience, and rediscovery. Through daily observations of the birds visiting her California backyard, she uncovers not just the rhythms of the natural world but also a renewed sense of wonder and grounding. Her entries—paired with her own expressive sketches—capture everything from the quirky personalities of scrub jays to the fleeting grace of warblers, all rendered with humor, tenderness, and a keen eye for detail.
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Woodpecker Delight Feeder
I love this feeder because it is an all in one feeder to feed the woodpeckers and many small song birds. I love being able to add bark butter right on the sides of this feeder, along with suet on the bottom and seed on the inside. I also love that I can mount this feeder many different ways from on a pole to off a fence.
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Lizzie Mae's BUGS, NUTS AND BERRIES SEED CYLINDER
Downy Woodpeckers visited my feeding station for the first time in four years after I put out a Bugs, Nuts and Berries Cylinder. They love to cling to the side and peck out the meal worms for extended periods of time. Great buy, great food, great entertainment... and the Flickers love it, too.
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WinterBlend 7lb Seed Blend
Winter SuperBlend® can be used on its own or mixed into your normal seed blend. Packed with sunflower chips, pecans, peanuts, tree nuts, Bark Butter Bits and safflower, this blend is a nutritional powerhouse right when birds need it most.
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Featherweight Seed and Suet Feeder
Great all in one feeder, lightweight design, and made from recycled material. A favorite of both birds and Noah Smith-Higashi.
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Peanut Wreath Feeders
Peanut Wreath Feeders are easy to fill and make for great Stellar Jay viewing!
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Upside-Down Suet Feeder
The upside-down suet cake feeder is a great way to watch the woodpeckers!