Give the gift of peaceful, bird-filled mornings.
Bird-curious or bird-crazy—Wild Birds Unlimited has something for everyone on your holiday shopping list.
You might recall the Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Suncrest Towne Center. You may also remember an announcement that it was closing—and then an announcement that it would be reopening in a different location. Well, it reopened in September at 7095 Mall Road with lovebirds and longtime customers Jimmy Prutilpac and Mollee Brown at the helm.
“My wife went into the store last year to pick up last-minute Christmas gifts, and she got to talking with the previous owner, and she found out he was retiring,” says Prutilpac. “We had been customers basically since the store opened, so we sat down and talked about it, then decided to move forward”—a forward movement that brought us the new location.
If you haven’t been yet, you’re in for a treat. It’s about twice the size of the previous store, which means a greater selection of products, namely in the way of bird-watching supplies, like binoculars and field guides, in addition to the previous location’s range of bird-feeding supplies and bird- and nature-themed decor.
So if you’re getting started on holiday shopping and need some ideas—or you need to nudge someone toward a gift you’d like to receive—feed two birds with one suet by stopping at Wild Birds Unlimited.
Here’s what Prutilpac recommends for the different people on your shopping list:
For the nature lover in your life …
A basic backyard setup is a good first step for the bird-curious, including a feeder—“Whether you have a house with three acres or you live in an apartment, we have options”—some food, and a pair of binoculars.
For the avid birdwatcher in your life …
Upgrade their existing setup with Prutilpac’s favorite item in the store: a positionable camera. It’s an upgrade from feeders with built-in cameras—which are also available in the store—with greater freedom in the types of photos you can take.
“If you already have a setup and you like getting cool videos and pictures of your birds, this is a really fun way to play around with different angles and close-ups,” he says. “If you want a more natural shot versus one on a feeder, you can put it on a tree. If woodpeckers always land on this one perching spot, you can put this camera there and get a close-up shot.”
Different types of feeders are designed for different birds, and some birds prefer certain types of food. The employees are more than happy to guide your gift-buying. Plus, a customer appreciation sale is ongoing through November 16, and there will be more sales on Black Friday and that weekend.
Imagine you or your giftee on the coldest midwinter morning, curled up by the window, hot drink in hand, watching a kaleidoscope of colorful feathers flitting across the yard as birds feast on sunflower seeds and tree nuts—that’s the real gift.
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