How to Attract Wild Birds to Your Garden
Posted by Knowledge Guy in Pets and Animals, tags: attracting wild birds, Attractive Place, Bird Bath, Bird Baths, Bird Feeders, Dripper, Favorite Foods, Finches, Fledglings, Food Shortages, garden bird baths, garden bird feeders, Goldfinches, Many Different Ways, Place Containers, Quiet Place, Spilled Food, Suitable Food, Thistle Seeds, Wild Birds, Wild Flowers, Window Bird Feeder, WoodpeckersYou can make your garden attractive to wild birds in many different ways. The easiest way is to give them the food they love and a place away from any predators for them to eat. Bird feeders are ideal for providing food for them. They can be especially useful for the birds in the winter when they can’t find natural foods.
Set up feeding stations around the garden with different species favorite foods. Feeders specially designed to hold the thistle seeds loved by finches can be bought. Seeds can be kept dry with tube feeders which also prevent any spillage. A window bird feeder could also be used to watch wild birds feed from the comfort of your home.
You can purchase bird feeders specially designed for woodpeckers,goldfinches and hummingbirds. Place them somewhere safe and close to your birdhouse. Mold can grow on damp food so check daily that the food is dry. Clean up any spilled food daily to prevent it attracting wasps and ants and other pests.
Although birds benefit the most by winter feeding, they can suffer from shortages during the Spring and Summer too. Put food out all through the year to help the birds when shortages occur. Put out suitable food for fledglings during the breeding season as they can be severly affected by food shortages.
Water in the form of pans or garden bird baths provides drinking water and the facility to bathe and clean their feathers. Some birds prefer water at ground level, others prefer to bathe high above ground so provide this by placing container at different levels. Place containers shallowly filled with water in a quiet place away from bird feeders as birds do not like noise when they are bathing. The sounds of running water will be attractive to the birds. Place a water dripper on your bird bath to attract the birds.
A natural environment in a part of the garden will increase the birds sense of security. Leaving an area to grow naturally with wild flowers and trees will provide an attractive place for them.
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