Wild Birds Unlimited

What’s not to love about Christie and Marc and the Wild Birds Unlimited store at Gardiner? Great, enthusiastic people, nice fun shop with gifts, books, optics, bird feeders, art, garden art, plants, and seed, etc. We always find gifts at Christmas time here. ;-)
Wonderful little gardens, largely engineered and built by Marc, bird feeders in the gardens for our little feathered friends, the cat (Luther Lassen, an awesome big orange tabby) is an indoor cat – saving our little feathered friends, coffee, and good fun company.

Well, I am not the normal person to comment on this sort of place. I stopped here on the way to the Lavender festival for fun and really enjoyed the road side attraction of the artsy wildlife mini park they have. The coffee shop is very cute and good quality for a stop over. The Wild Birds Unlimited store was very neat with lots of gift ideas for those out door gardener/​bird watcher types… However, the store’s greeting committee was a short ginger tabby cat, the owners call him Luther and he roams the store. Very cute stop and I encourage anyone traveling past to stop in and say hello to Luther and check out the bird store as well. Been back a few times now to say hi to the cat and pick up some gifts on the way. Great place, Luther won the fifth star on this one!

Everything for the bird enthusiast. Although their feeders are on the pricey side, the quality is unsurpassed. Same with their seed blends. The staff know birds and will steer you toward the right blend for your birds (i.e., not a blend full of cheap seeds like milo and red millet which most birds in our area don’t prefer). My birds love the Bark Butter and Bark Butter Bits, as well as the various seed blends they sell. Luther himself is well worth a visit, though I often catch him when he’s napping.

This is an AWESOME place! TONS of great gift ideas, bird and bat houses, and Christie & Marc are just the nicest people in the world! A great stopping place both directions on Hwy 101!
Also a great java joint, Garden Espresso & Gifts! The owner Meri is also wonderful!

I really don’t encourage outdoor birds because I’m a cat-​lover and a lover of live birds. That is to say, my cats would kill birds if I had feeders, birdbaths, birdhouses, or any of the other adorable things in this store. Even so it’s worth a stop for the cute gifts and for the resident cat, Luther, who is a beautiful orange tabby. The garden outside is teaming with birds and the view is very nice. It’s an oasis on the highway. And be sure to get a lavender mocha at the espresso stand on the other side of the garden. I was very pleased with this relaxing stop, all around.

I visited this Wild Birds Unlimited back in June. My husband and I were taking a trip to Neah Bay and noticed there was a garden, so we stopped. It turns out the garden is owned by Wild Birds Unlimited and is a certified wildlife habitat. It was nice to stretch out our legs in the garden.
The staff member at the Wild Birds Unlimited was friendly and helpful. I was mostly browsing around the store asking about the garden and the sign on the door that said ‘Please don’t let the cat out’. The resident cat Luther apparently likes to sneak his way outside. There are great books in this store. I found a copy of E is for Evergreen (which I had been keeping an eye out for at various places), the Washington State Alphabet Book and got it for my daughter.
Stopping at Wild Birds Unlimited was a nice break from driving. If we are ever up that way again, we will definitely stop by.

I don’t visit this store often, since I don’t actually live in the area, but whenever we ARE on the Olympic Peninsula I always insist on stopping here for a visit. There is also a little coffee/​espresso hut in the parking lot for snacks and beverages, a public bathroom (which is good since I usually have my preschooler with me), and an antiques store next door that’s fun to explore as well. A good respite for stretching the legs!
It’s also the largest «Wild Birds Unlimited» store I’ve ever shopped in, and they really have a great variety of birding products to choose from (feeders, bird baths, books, binoculars and scopes, seed, suet, etc.). The staff is always friendly and helpful. And the best part, IMO, are the grounds. I love to just take a walk around the property and watch the birds in the garden at all the feeders. Peaceful, not to mention fun, for this Bird Nerd.