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How to Have a Backyard
That Attracts Birds...
No matter where you live, you can attract birds to your backyard and
even to an apartment balcony.
Difficulty Level: easy Time Required: Several days
Here's How:
Provide many different food sources for birds. Various birds eat
insects, nectar, fruit, berries, nuts, and seed.
Provide both natural food sources as well as food in feeders.
Provide water. Bird baths, ponds, streams, misters, drippers as well
as just pans of water work well.
Provide cover. Birds feel safe when they are not out in the open.
Shrubs, trees, and flowers all provide some protection and security.
Provide a place to raise a family. Some birds use birdhouses, others
use nesting shelves, others like trees and shrubs.
Keep cats away. Outdoor cats kill thousands of songbirds every year.
Tips:
Plant a variety of plants, shrubs and trees.
Remember weeds are useful for something or someone. Ask yourself if
a bird could eat its seed or berries before yanking it up.
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
- Immanuel Kant
Kiwi birds are blind, they hunt only by smell.
