When shopping for binoculars or other optics for birding, you are faced with a wide range of prices which can make choosing a daunting task. Purchasing top quality optics can be a substantial investment, and even if it you are … Read More
Much Loved Visitor Definitely one of the most researched of all backyard birds, the Black-capped chickadee is also one of the most loved backyard visitor. Comfortable in the presence of humans, delicate in the way they eat and most of … Read More
Tolerating Winter In the animal kingdom there are three ways of coping with winter; hibernate, migrate, or tolerate. Migration is certainly associated with birds but we also see many birds stay. For those who stay behind….. harsher Winter weather will … Read More
It’s easy to train black-capped chickadees and Nuthatches to feed from your hand. They tend to be very people oriented birds and are always open to a free meal. But should this behaviour be encouraged? A quick online search of … Read More
Yes it is official. A couple of days early, but we are in our new Nest. Come check out the new space. We are still doing some final touch ups, and are now getting ready for our Grand Re-opening Oct … Read More
September 5 2017 It has been a while since we updated you on our move. The new location is close to being finished and Kris and Dave are getting excited for all of you to see the new larger space. … Read More
March 11, 2017 The time has come for The Wild Bird Store to move. We have outgrown the space we are in now and desperately need to have our warehouse in the same location as the retail outlet, and that … Read More
People weren’t the only ones affected by Sunday’s hail storm. It also hit two of Missoula’s resident ospreys, Stanley and Iris. Source: Osprey eggs damaged in hailstorm
