Attract Wild Birds To Your Garden – Some Tips

You can use a variety of different way to attract wild birds to your garden. The easiest is to provide the food they like and a safe place for them to feed. Bird feeders are perfect for providing food for them. During the winter, when food is hard to find they can be especially helpful.

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.

There are bird feeders available that have been specially designed for woodpeckers,goldfinches and hummingbirds. Find somewhere safe from predators and close to your bird house. Food in the bird feeder should be checked regularly to see that it is free from mold and dry. Clean up any spilled food daily to prevent it attracting wasps and ants and other pests.

Birds benefit most from feeding during the winter but food can be scarce in other seasons too. Put out food throughout the year to help the birds if 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. You should provide water in containers at different levels for different species. Place containers shallowly filled with water in a quiet place away from bird feeders as birds do not like noise when they are bathing. Birds will be attracted by the sounds of water running. Attract the birds with a water dripper attached to your bird bath. It will also stop mosquitoes from laying eggs in the water.

Increase the wild birds sense of security by providing a natural environment in an area of the garden. You can make an attractive place for them by allowing an area of the garden to grow wild.