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Two tauhou (waxeyes) feed on a Bug & Berry Energy Cake

Seasonal release: Bug & Berry Energy Food for wild birds

May 15, 2024

To mix things up a bit this winter, we’ve combined our natural berry recipe with a collection of delectable dried mealworms, grasshoppers and crickets.

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These bird lovin' social accounts are creating a flap!

These bird lovin' social accounts are creating a flap!

January 09, 2024

Social media is a great way to connect with other bird lovers. Here is just a tiny selection of the many wonderful accounts that fill our feeds with feathers!

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How to compost our paper and compostable film packaging

How to compost our paper and compostable film packaging

May 24, 2023

Many of Topflite's Wild Bird feeding products are packaged in compostable films, plastics and paper products after we make them. Here's what to do with them.

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Spring into summer

Spring into summer

November 03, 2022

With warmer weather and more sunlight now is the time to plan and plant in the backyard. There’s plenty of good company in the garden too. Your feathered friends will be busy nest building, breeding and feeding their young chicks.

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Tree-free bird feeders for New Zealand gardens

Tree-free bird feeders for New Zealand gardens

July 20, 2022

We love seeing a kererū in a kōwhai or tūī in a tawa gobbling fruit and nectar. Even better if we can supplement the birds’ natural food sources by hanging a feeder to get them through times of food scarcity. But what if trees aren’t an option at your place?

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A tui pauses from drinking at a Topflite Nectar Feeder

Feeding wild birds - should we do it?

July 01, 2022

While some experts adhere to a school of thought that discourages feeding birds, seeing it as a disruption of nature’s course, others disagree, taking the view that our natives need a helping hand. So... who’s right?

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We’re all a-twitter over the findings from the 2021 NZ Garden Bird Survey!

We’re all a-twitter over the findings from the 2021 NZ Garden Bird Survey!

June 22, 2022

The results are in for the 2021 New Zealand Garden Bird Survey. At 5894 results nationwide, 2021 saw a near-identical number of submitted surveys as 2020. 

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Get-up-and-go

Get-up-and-go

June 02, 2022

As winter hits, trees and shrubs go dormant above ground for the season, biding their time until spring arrives. That means fewer food sources like nectar, berries and insects for our wild bird friends.

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Since 1975 we’ve increased our range of crops, grown our farm network, and refined our bird and animal feed products to ensure the best NZ-grown raw materials can nurture our beloved nature.

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