We’re passionate about birds and nature. That’s why we opened a Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in our community.
Willa Springs Shopping Center,
5687 Red Bug Lake Road
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Phone: (407) 695-0526
Fax: (407) 695-4293
Email: Send Message
Store Hours:
Mon - Sat: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun: 12:00 am - 4:00 pm
During the hot and humid conditions that make up the “dog days of summer," you will be doing yourself and your birds a big favor by providing them with a reliable source of water.
Water is very important to birds. Whether they are feeder visitors or not, birds need water. Offering a dependable source of water is probably the simplest and most important step you can take to greatly increase the variety of birds in your yard.
It can also significantly increase your enjoyment of your birds by allowing you to watch their often comical antics as they drink, bathe and preen.
However, as entertaining as it is for us, water (or the lack thereof) can be deadly serious for birds. Birds must be ready to fly at all times, and bathing is a critical part of feather maintenance and staying in top-flight condition.
Water is also vitally important when it's extremely hot and a bird’s ability to regulate its body temperature can become stressed. Birds do not sweat and must remove excess body heat through their respiratory system. So when temperatures rise, a bird's respiration rate increases, sometimes to the point that it can be seen panting like a dog. This activity dehydrates birds and increases their need for a reliable source of water to replace lost fluids.
So, while the addition of a bird bath, fountain or mister to your yard can supply hours of enjoyable bird watching entertainment for you, it may also be providing a lifesaving necessity.
Audubon Birds of Prey will be presenting Eagles on July 23, Thursday at 7:00 pm. Learn everything you wanted to know Eagles and see them up close and personal. Please stop in and sign up. Seating is limited.
Upcoming Audubon Birds of Prey Seminars. Mark your calendars.
August 20, Thursday at 7:00 pm Hawks
September 17, Thursday at 7:00 pm Falcons
October 15, Thursday at 7:00 pm Owls
Sign up online. Just put your name, number of people attending, email address, which seminar (Hawk, Eagle, Falcon, Owl) and send. Click here.
A Thank You note from Audubon Birds Prey:
Dear Wild Birds Unlimited Customers,
Audubon Center for Birds of Prey would like to thank all participants that cut out and returned proofs of purchase tags from the bird seed bags to Wild Birds Unlimited. For every proof of purchase received, Wild Birds generously donated $0.50 to Audubon Center for Birds of Prey as well as a couple of other wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the Central Florida region. This donation was exceptionally helpful this year, as the economic crunch is felt everywhere. We are thankful and grateful for this donation in the midst of our baby bird season, our busiest season each year (the Center receives 20% of its annual patient load in May alone). Wild Birds Unlimited has been a generous supporter and we look forward to partnering on future events. Audubon Center for Birds of Prey is a non profit urban environmental nature center specializing in the rescue, medical care and treatment and release of raptors (birds of prey). For more information on Audubon Center for Birds of Prey please visit us at http://www.audubonofflorida.org/who_centers_CBOP.html .
