In 1994, February was established as National Bird Feeding Month 🐦 to encourage people to discover the joy of bird feeding during a season when birds may struggle to find natural food sources. Join in the celebration by providing high-fat foods 🥜, keeping a fresh water source available 💧, and offering shelter from the wintry elements. 🛒 mywbu.com/mcallen Featured Birds: White-breasted Nuthatch and House Finch Featured Food: No-Mess Seed Cylinder Featured Feeder: Retro Vintage Cylinder Feeder

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Made possible by Wild Birds Unlimited, Backyard Birds Revealed (https://www.wbu.com/backyard-birds-revealed) is a five-part video series from our partners at Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It captures the hidden details of backyard birds through inventive, award-winning cinematography. Watch the series to see your everyday feeder birds in a whole new way and deepen your connection with nature, right outside your window. Featured Bird: Downy Woodpecker

We hope y’all are staying warm and cozy during this cold snap! ❄️🔥 If you already feed birds—or you’ve been on the fence—this kind of weather is a great time to help out your backyard birds 🐦 with some extra protein and fat. They rely on those nutrients to help regulate their body temperature 🌡️ and make it through the cold. Any bird seed helps, but blends with extra peanuts and tree nuts are especially beneficial right now. 🥜 You can also go the suet route with suet blocks or bark butter for an easy, high-energy option! 🔋🦉 Happy birding from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding specialists! 🩵🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas

🌿🐦 Turn Your Yard Into a Bird Paradise! 🐦🌿 Join WBU McAllen staff for a fun talk on how Rio Grande Valley bird lovers can create yards that delight both humans and birds! Learn how native plants and the right feeders can attract our Valley’s amazing birds—while making gardening easier for you 🌸🌞. In this talk, we’ll cover: • 🌱 Unique elements of our Valley habitat • 🍽️ Best foods & feeders to attract a variety of birds • 🌳 How to landscape & garden with birds and wildlife in mind ✨ BONUS: Stay after for our Native Plant Sale from 3–6 p.m. (while supplies last!) Meet Your WBU Experts: Wild Birds Unlimited McAllen is locally owned and staffed by bird lovers just like you! 🐤 Our WBU Certified Birdfeeding Specialists™ will give tips to make your yard a haven for song, color, and life 🌈. 📸 Special Bonus: Bring photos of your yard and our team will help you create a bird-friendly space! Happy birding from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding specialists! 💛🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #BackyardBirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas

Whew—we’re finally caught up! 😅 It’s tough having so many wonderful events to recap 😉 Last Saturday was full of goodness. We kicked things off with a guided bird walk Edinburg Scenic Wetlands & World Birding Center led by naturalist Will Farley 🐦🌿 Big thanks to Will and to everyone who came out on a chilly morning! That afternoon, local artists Ruth Hoyt and Jessica Monroe Art joined us for a thoughtful conversation about their artistic practices and learning from nature. 🎨✨ We’re taking a tiny break from guided walks tomorrow, but we do have a talk and a native plant sale going on! 🌱Join us for "Inviting Birds to Your Backyard" tomorrow from 2-3 pm. Join us next week at Estero Llano Grande State Park for a guided walk, followed by an in-store talk on Purple Martins by Veronica Guzman 🐦💜 Happy birding from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding specialists! 💛🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #BackyardBirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas

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Did you know that some birds start nesting even in winter? The great horned owl is one of the earliest! In the southern US, they nest as early as November, and in the Midwest, they can begin by mid-January.❄️ With an incubation of about a month, their young will fledge just in time for the peak of prey availability. Nature’s timing is truly amazing! Keep an eye out for these resilient owls this winter! 🌌💚 📸Photo 73383364 © Rebecca Warren Dreamstime.com Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding experts! ❤️🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas #birding #birds #shoplocal #supportsmallbusinessowners #nativeplants #gardening #ZEISS #ZEISSNature #birdwatching

Another #latergram from one of our fun-filled Saturdays! 🌿✨ Janet Schofield treated us to a private tour of three local community parks where the Master Gardeners are adding native plants, thanks to a grant and community support 🌱 We saw so many beautiful natives in action—including thriving Frogfruit and flowering Heart-leaf Hibiscus 🌸 Hidalgo County Master Gardener Association Cameron County Master Gardeners Later that day, Janet gave an inspiring talk on how to establish a forest garden in your own yard 🌳 The goal? Use all the layers of the forest to produce food for both people and wildlife 🐝🦋 We made sure to have native plants for sale that matched her recommendations 🌾🪴, and it was wonderful seeing everyone so engaged! Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun! 😊 Happy birding from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding specialists! 💛🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #BackyardBirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas