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Perfect for All Birds & Feeders
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Zero Fillers, Chemicals, or Toxins
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Perfect for All Birds & Feeders
Lab Tested by Biologists
100% USDA Organic Ingredients
Zero Fillers, Chemicals, or Toxins
Hand-Mixed in New York
Mess Free, Easy Pour Carton
Perfect for All Birds & Feeders
Lab Tested by Biologists
100% USDA Organic Ingredients
Zero Fillers, Chemicals, or Toxins
Hand-Mixed in New York
Mess Free, Easy Pour Carton

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The healthiest bird seed on the market

Ethically-sourced, pesticide-free seeds and nuts of the highest quality to safely nourish wild birds of all types. Produced with love and blended by hand in small batches in New York's Hudson Valley.

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Pine Plains “Original” Blend Carton Flying Colors

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Millbrook “No Mess” Blend Woodstock “Hempy” Blend
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The Jar $25.00

Flying Colors featured in Audubon Magazine

“Matthew, Whitney, and Stetson cofounded the company in 2020 when they struggled to find organic seed options. The trio created the product, which comes in a recyclable carton, with friends & peers in mind — millennials who reached adulthood amid the climate crisis. But as they discovered, their product appealed to people of all ages."

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MADE BY PEOPLE WHO TAKE BIRDING VERY SERIOUSLY

Healthy Soil. Happy Birds. A Better Tomorrow.

We're a team of bird lovers, working with seed scientists, ecologists, and farmers to craft blends that are as nutritious as they are sustainable.

We test every batch ourselves—so we know birds love it, and the planet benefits too.

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AMERICAN-MADE BIRD HOUSES

Top-quality bird houses made in the USA

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Sold out American Barn Martin House and Pole Package, 12 Room Flying Colors American Barn Martin House and Pole Package, 12 Room Flying Colors
American Barn Martin House and Pole Package, 12 Room $299.99
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Coveside Carolina Wren Bird House $32.99
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Coveside Convertible Bird House/Winter Roost $65.99
Coveside Downy Woodpecker House Flying Colors Coveside Downy Woodpecker House Flying Colors
Coveside Downy Woodpecker House $64.99
Coveside Observation Bluebird House Flying Colors
Coveside Observation Bluebird House $54.99
Coveside Saw-Whet and Screech Owl House Flying Colors Coveside Saw-Whet and Screech Owl House Flying Colors
Coveside Saw-Whet and Screech Owl House $84.99
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Coveside Small Winter Roost $66.99
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Coveside Sparrow-Resistant Eastern Bluebird House $67.99 $51.99

How Birding Supports Mindfulness

Whitney, Flying Colors co-founder, and three meditation leaders explore how birding brings calm, presence, and a deeper connection to the natural world..

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Elizabeth Gould’s 19th-century illustrations of birds made her husband’s career and established his reputation as an ornithologist—but her work was credited to her husband for decades.

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Elizabeth Gould: The Real Bird Artist

Her 19th-century bird art built her husband’s career as an ornithologist, yet she remained in the shadows.

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Bird Stories

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The Curious Case of America’s Wild Parrots

America’s only native parrots vanished by the 1930s. But today, flocks of non-native species—escaped or released from the pet trade—are thriving in the wild.

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Birding

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The fascinating tech behind Merlin, the bird ID app

eBird users may not know it was their amateur photographs and sound recordings (about a million of them) that made this innovation possible.

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All-Natural, USDA Organic & Non-GMO Ingredients

We are proud of our stringent standards and only work with the best. Our farm-harvested seeds & nuts are grown without toxic chemicals, pesticides, or insecticides. Just as you care about what you feed yourself, it's worth considering what you feed your backyard birds too.

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Nutritious Specialty Blends & Single-Origin Creations (with Zero Fillers)

We source the best ingredients birds love from a handful of producers, and then blend them ourselves. We never use wasteful fillers, and we certainly don't let any twigs, stones, or moldy seeds get into our batches (unlike most other brands).

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Handcrafted in Small Batches with Packaging You’ll Actually Reuse

Every batch is blended, packaged, inspected, and numbered by hand right here in New York's Hudson Valley by our team of bird lovers. We avoid plastics at all costs, and prefer recyclables like glass and cardboard. We want you to be proud of our product, which is why it looks great on a kitchen shelf or wherever you decide to keep it.

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