Bird magazine July 2026 : FREE PDF and read online
Welcome to another edition of our magazine!
This month, you’ll notice something new on the cover. I would like to encourage every reader to subscribe to our FREE email newsletter. Joining is simple—just send me an email, and I’ll add you to the mailing list.
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I’m also delighted to announce that my YouTube channel is fully active again. Over the past few weeks I’ve started a brand-new project, transforming my patio into a biodiversity paradise for birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife. It has already been rewarding to see the results, with Fork-tailed Drongos becoming noticeably bolder and visiting closer to the patio in search of food.
Each video documents another step in creating this small wildlife sanctuary, and I sincerely appreciate everyone who has supported the project. Every contribution goes directly towards purchasing additional pots, flowers, shrubs, and bird-friendly plants to expand this biodiversity habitat.
If you enjoy these videos, I invite you to become a YouTube Channel Member or support the project through Buy Me a Coffee. As a token of my appreciation, I acknowledge supporters in future videos when I purchase new plants and materials made possible by their generosity.
I would also like to invite you to become a Premier Magazine Subscriber. Your support helps me continue producing this magazine while expanding the educational content available through the website and YouTube channel. By the time you read this, a special thank-you video should already be available, dedicated to our Premier subscribers. In the video, I dedicate newly planted flowers to each subscriber as a small gesture of appreciation and have also included links to the YouTube videos I created to recognise their support.
Whether you read the magazine, visit the website, watch the videos, subscribe to the newsletter, or simply share your passion for birds and nature, thank you for being part of this wonderful community. Together we are proving that even the smallest spaces can make a meaningful contribution to biodiversity and bird conservation.
Happy birding!
Petrus van Tonder
