Love wild birds? There’s a new store opening in Bloomington just for you

Ken Keffer and Heather Ray moved to Bloomington this fall to open up a Wild Birds Endless shop.

“We like character in Bloomington, so it is a fantastic match for a chook store,” Keffer mentioned of the store at 1301 S. School Mall Street.

That is definitely legitimate, evidenced by the people today who have knocked on the door and windows of the retailer when they see somebody within, inquiring when it will open up.

The solution is early June, if almost everything goes as prepared. Suitable now the pair is waiting on chook seed, fowl feeders and other goods to be shipped so they can be established up the store. Books will be offered, including some penned by Keffer, who along with Ray has published posts for Birds & Blooms journal.

The couple has arrived at out to Sassafras Audubon Culture and Sycamore Land Have faith in, with hopes of building good relationships and possibly events, Keffer explained. Keffer has a degree in wildlife biology and has worked at other Wild Birds Endless outlets.

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Bloomington experienced a Wild Birds Unrestricted retailer that closed in the early 2000s. Fowl feeders, guides and films about birds and bird music and, of class, bird seed are the key merchandise marketed (not birds them selves).

What can make Wild Birds Unlimited the very best resource for bird seed is that it’s constantly new, significant quality seed from trustworthy distributors, Ray defined, stating, “You may notice a big difference.”

The hen feeders are manufactured from recycled items and are a further way the keep consists of sustainability in what it sells and advocates for, Ray mentioned.

Both of those Keffer and Ray search forward to possessing conversations with area residents about birds.

“We’re listed here for the birds and we are in this article for the buyers,” Keffer reported.

For more about the store, go to the Wild Birds Limitless (Bloomington, IN) Facebook website page.

Call Carol Kugler at [email protected], 812-331-4359 or @ckugler on Twitter.

This article initially appeared on The Herald-Occasions: Wild Birds Unrestricted to open retail outlet in Bloomington following month