How bird-friendly is your space? Do you have plants they like? Know your land and what's growing there before building a fantastic garden.
Buying some pretty plants and placing them wherever you have space can be tempting to start a garden. Plan a landscape with long-term appeal, low maintenance, and wildlife value.
Native plants in your yard are great for wildlife. Native plants thrive in natural settings, and birds use them, so it's a win-win.
Birds are always around. Some are seasonal inhabitants who winter south. Some are passing through on their way somewhere. Many birds live year-round.
Invasive plants in bird-friendly areas annoy home gardeners. Eliminate your area's most common invasive species before they destroy your landscape.
Getting birds in your yard requires more than turfgrass. A perfectly green lawn is ideal for golf courses but not for birds, pollinators, or other animals.
Different birds occupy different places. Some live near water, in woods or grasslands. Common feeder birds like cardinals and finches have adapted to urban and suburban living.
Birds use trees and plants for many things. Not all birds nest in shrubs. Birds perch, rest, and sleep in trees. Trees and shrubs feed.
Spraying insecticides kills insects and may affect birds and other predatory insects that eat them.
Similar to humans, birds have a wide variety of diets. While some consume insects, others consume fruits, nuts, seeds, nectar, or berries.
Does your neighborhood have bluebirds? If so, put a bluebird box in your yard and you may attract a family.
Like other species, birds need water. Birds require clean water to consume and bathe. They rest in shallow puddles after rain, sprinklers, and bird baths.
Do you have cats? The ordinary house cat is a major bird predator. Cats should be kept indoors to protect birds.