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Backyard Birding Specialist. We carry Mother Nature Bird Seed, Aspects, Window Gems, Brome and more The Wild Bird Store launched in 1997.
Mac's father had a passion for birding that he passed onto his son. An opportunity rose to purchase a backyard birding store, and with a gift from his Father, Mac and Linda purchased what is now The Wild Bird Store. They ran the store for 17 years, building it on customer service, education, quality products, and supporting local artisans. In 2013 Mac and Linda's daughter, Kris, and business partn
06/18/2026
๐ท๏ธ๐ ๐
๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐! ๐ฆ
Looking to learn more about the birds you love? Now's the perfect time to add to your collection.
๐ ๐จ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฑ% ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐!
Explore a variety of field guides, educational reads, and birding favourites at deeply discounted prices, while quantities last.
โ ๏ธ ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
๐ Stop by the store and browseโyou never know what treasures you might discover!
๐Visit us at our main store: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐403-640-2632 | ๐ง [email protected]
๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ? ๐
Summer berries provide an important food source for many birds, including Cedar Waxwings, which are well known for their fruit-loving diet ๐ฆ๐ฑ
Watch for flocks visiting berry trees and shrubs throughout the season!
๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐?
06/18/2026
๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฅ!
The mystery bird is the ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ !
These sleek and social birds are often seen travelling in flocks throughout Alberta during the warmer months. ๐ฑ
Cedar Waxwings are known for their silky-looking feathers, black mask, and bright yellow tail tip. They spend much of the summer feeding on berries, insects, and fruit, often moving gracefully between trees and shrubs. ๐โจ
Unlike many songbirds, Cedar Waxwings are highly social and are commonly spotted feeding and resting together in groups.
๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฒ
๐Visit us at our main store: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐403-640-2632 | ๐ง [email protected]
๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ?๐
Staying close helps ducklings learn where to find food, avoid danger, and stay connected with the rest of the family. ๐ฑ๐ฃ
Those adorable duckling parades are more than just cute, they're an important part of growing up. ๐
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐? ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
06/16/2026
๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ก๐จ๐๐ฆ! ๐ฆ๐
Starting ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐๐ต, bring this post into The Wild Bird Store and receive ๐ญ๐ฑ% ๐ข๐๐ your purchase!
๐๏ธ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฒโ๐ฏ๐ฌ
๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐.
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๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: Books, Optics, Greeting Cards, Home Dรฉcor, Puzzles & Games, Consignment Items, Sale Items.
๐ Keep an eye on our social media this summer, you never know what promotions might be coming next! ๐
๐Visit us at our main store: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐403-640-2632 | ๐ง [email protected]
06/16/2026
๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค!
This elegant summer bird is often spotted in social flocks throughout Alberta, especially near berry trees and open woodlands. ๐ฑ
Known for its silky feathers and sleek appearance, this bird is easy to recognize once you know what to look for. ๐
๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ:
โข Soft brown and gray colouring
โข A black mask across the face
โข Bright yellow tail tip
โข A pointed crest on the head
๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐?
Share your guess in the comments! ๐
๐Visit us at our main store: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐403-640-2632 | ๐ง [email protected]
06/15/2026
๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐
Hereโs where you can find us this week. Stop by and stock up on supplies for your feathered friends. ๐ฆ
๐ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฒ
๐ ๐ฏ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ โ ๐ฒ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐
๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ (๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ช)
๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ณ
๐ ๐ฎ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ โ ๐ฑ:๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐
๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ (๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ & ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ช)
๐Visit us at our main store: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐403-640-2632 | ๐ง [email protected]
๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ?๐
Many birds pause to listen, scan for danger, or search for food before making their next move. ๐ฑ
Some birds, like robins, can even detect movement beneath the soil while hunting for worms. ๐ชฑโจ
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐?
06/13/2026
๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐
๐ฎ๐ง ๐
๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ!
These fascinating ground-dwelling birds have some unique behaviours you may not know:
โข ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ: Killdeer are active both day and night, and their loud calls can often be heard after sunset. ๐
โข ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐: Their eggs are heavily speckled, helping them blend almost perfectly into gravel and dirt nests. ๐
โข ๐
๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ: Instead of hopping like many songbirds, Killdeer usually run quickly across the ground while stopping suddenly to look for food. ๐ฆ
โข ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ญ: Newly hatched chicks can leave the nest shortly after hatching and begin searching for food alongside their parents. ๐ฑ
Watch for these energetic birds around open fields, shorelines, and gravel areas this summer. โจ
๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ต๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐Visit us at our main store: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐403-640-2632 | ๐ง [email protected]
06/12/2026
๐ฟ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐
๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐ฆ๐ฟ
Have you entered our Backyard Birding Staycation Contest yet? ๐
There's still time to share your favorite backyard birding moment for a chance to ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ, courtesy of The Wild Bird Store and Chin Ridge Seeds!
๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ:
โข Share a photo of your backyard birding staycation in the comments below.
โข That's it! You'll be entered into the draw.
โฐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Whether you're watching hummingbirds, enjoying your morning coffee with the birds, or relaxing in your backyard oasis, we'd love to see it! ๐
๐ Visit us at our main store: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐ 403-640-2632 | ๐ง [email protected]
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Calgary, AB
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| Monday | 10am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 10am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 5pm |
| Friday | 10am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 5pm |