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Broad-tailed Hummingbird by Bruce Gill

May is Garden for Wildlife Month!

And it's the perfect time to welcome hummingbirds and other native critters to your property. From backyards and balconies to schools, businesses and farms, no garden is too big or small to turn into a wildlife-friendly habitat.

Certify your yard this month, and NWF will plant a tree in your honor.

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Birds and Birding Articles

Endangered Species Day

Whooping Crane by Mary Brenner

Back From the Brink

Enjoy this photo gallery of bird species helped by the Endangered Species Act.

Conservation

'I'iwi by Jack Jeffrey

Restoring Ancient Partnerships

Decades of conservation have reunited three of Hawai'i's most endangered plants with birds coevolved to pollinate and disperse them.

Habitat Tips

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Protect Birds from Cats

It's spring migration season: Keep predatory pets indoors and entertained with their own bird-watching station for cats.

Spring Migration

Rufous Hummingbird by Rick Leche

10 Ways to Help Migratory Birds

From the American Bird Conservancy: Ten steps you can take around your home or yard to help declining migratory bird populations.

Bird-watching

Northern Pintails by Donna E. Yount

Experts' Picks: Top Spring Birding Spots

Six distinguished birders reveal their favorite places to watch birds during spring migration.

Bird Photography

Painted Bunting by Howard Cheek

Candid Cameras

Three nature photographers reveal secrets for getting great images of backyard birds, and share some of their favorite shots in National Wildlife magazine and an online exclusive.

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May is Garden for Wildlife Month
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