Photos

Photos help us to imagine the possibilities. Share your images and be inspired by others.

Rufous Hummingbird feeding on bleeding heart nectar (Dicentra formosa) by Frédérick Lelièvre / Macaulay Library.

Share your Photos

Documenting habitat changes not only provides you with a visual record of your work, but inspires others to reimagine their landscapes. Share your images with us so we can continue to show people that everyone has a role to play in their landscapes to support birds and biodiversity.

Square garden with yellow, lavender, white and pink flowers.
In California, bees, butterflies, moths, and songbirds including Dark-eyed Juncos and Lesser Goldfinches have been using this new spot.

Habitat Pictures 2025

On properties around the United States and Canada, people have transformed portions of their landscape to better support birds and biodiversity.

Seeing is truly believing! Explore before and after photos of landscapes that added new plants in 2025.

Every spot and plant matters to the wildlife that depends on it.

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Before

A space in front of a house where big chunks of a tree trunk are laying.
In Michigan this property lost a tree and the wood chips will be used around new plants in the new native garden.

After

Same spot where the tree trunks are removed a a garden with pink and yellow flowers are blooming.
Michigan, where over 30 plants have been added from this site that had a red oak fall this year.

What About This Spot?

Using examples and photos from our participants we compiled some examples of spaces that people often wonder how to utilize to better support birds. Pots? Steep hills? Corners? Here are some ideas for you.

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A strip in front of a city house that is all dead grass with a small tree and cars parked in the background.
Here’s an under-utilized piece of green space in the greater Chicago metro area. Let’s turn it into vibrant habitat!

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