Wild Birds Unlimited
330A 2600 8th St East S7H 0V7 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Black storks are tall, shy birds found throughout Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa. Uncommon and graceful, they are usually solitary but sometimes found in pairs. They spend their days patrolling wetlands and slow-moving rivers, feeding mostly on small fish but they will also take frogs, snakes, lizards, crabs, small birds, mice, snails, and large insects. Black storks have proven somewhat difficult to study as they are quite shy and have a strong preference to avoid the presence of humans.

The black-throated bushtit is a ridiculously cute little songbird from deep woods in the Himalayas and a few other places in southeast Asia. They are very social, very vocal, and very hungry! They forage constantly for insects, spiders, seeds, and berries. Their overall fluffiness and tiny size combined with their inquisitive nature makes them almost unbearably adorable. Most people are not equipped to be able to handle this level of cuteness.

Found across Europe and northern Asia, Cetti’s warbler isn’t flashy and is far more often heard than seen. An insect-eater that mostly forages around lakes, ponds, and rivers, these little birds are loved for their beautiful song and are also well known for laying very unusual brick-red eggs.

Long-time rivals Nancy and Noreen are horrified to arrive at a charity event and realize they are both wearing the same outfit.

Sphinx moths are also known as hawkmoths and hummingbird moths. There are a great many species and they hover at flowers and feed on nectar exactly as hummingbirds do. They are so frequently mistaken for hummingbirds (especially when seen from a distance) that Roger Tory Peterson even illustrated them in his field guide to western birds! Starting out life as big, scary-looking caterpillars called hornworms, sphinx moths are important pollinators and should be welcomed to our gardens! They are attracted to a great diversity of flowering plants but are especially fond of fireweed, evening primrose, lilacs, stocks, columbines, penstemons, bee balm, heliotrope, verbena, and phlox.

Griffon vultures are enormous, rather scary looking birds found in southern Europe, the northernmost parts of Africa, and across Asia. Despite their fierce appearance, they are peaceful and harmless. Wingspans can range from 7-9 ft. and they are powerful and majestic fliers. They are also long-lived for birds; up to 40 years or sometimes more. Griffon vultures take good care of their chicks and have complicated social structures. Their diet is exclusively the remains of dead animals and they do the important work of removing carcasses and carrion before they can become sources of infection and disease.

We are always looking for more environmentally responsible ways to go about our lives and we are very pleased with this new, eco-friendly laundry detergent that has just arrived at our store! Lots of people are Christmas shopping already and this might be a good stocking stuffer idea!

From the dense forests of southeast Asia, Mrs. Hume’s pheasant is a rare and gorgeous bird that feeds mostly on seeds and fallen fruit. Seldom seen, it is a very secretive species named for Mary Ann Grindall-Hume; her husband Allan was the first to describe it scientifically and he wanted to name something beautiful after her! Mrs. Hume’s pheasant- rare to begin with- is further threatened by habitat loss and hunting.

We know everyone is going to be very busy today watching the new season of 'The Crown' on Netflix so to help get you in the mood for royalty, here's the fabulous crowned pigeon!