First of all, I apologize for the lack of posts lately. I have good excuses, though! My husband’s birthday was a few days ago, and that called for cake baking, candle lighting (during which, I wished for sticks and marshmallows), and all the festivities that go along with a birthday.
Also, on two of my other sites (Self Help Daily and Out of Bounds), I’ve had a great deal of things going on. Busy, busy, busy. PLUS, to be perfectly honest, I’ve been watching a lot of College Basketball and LOST!
Anyway, I’m back on the job now, and my mind’s on birds. My husband recently bought a laptop computer and I love to sit in the dining room (lots of big windows), working on my websites while watching the beautiful birds that we have the pleasure of housing in our gazillion trees. After lunch today, we bought a couple of hanging bird feeders, seed, and blocks of suet.
Watching and feeding birds has got to be one of the most enjoyable and relaxing things on earth. If anything were more relaxing, it’d probably put you to sleep.
If luring birds to your yard is something you’d be interested in, rest assured they’re beautiful, thoughtful little guests that you’ll never want to leave. They’re always more than eager to visit you, too, as long as you provide the things they want most:
- Food
- Water
- A Place to build nests
Each type of bird has its own favorite food and feeding and nesting habits, of course, so the best way to make sure that your yard and trees are as colorful as possible – put out a variety of food. We use sunflower seeds, store bought Songbird seed, breadcrumbs, and a favorite with just about all of them – popcorn.
A pan of water or birdbath would also be a welcome sight for your feathered friends.
When the weather warms up, plant trees and flowers that’ll keep them coming back for more. Hummingbirds love canas, morning glories, and other colorful flowers. They also flip for sweetened water in red (their favorite color) hummingbird containers.
Did you know that one of the best ways you can lure birds is to leave a dead tree standing in your yard? Woodpeckers will think you put it there just for them! All birds love the branches and will line up along the limbs as though they’re on a telephone line.
After a really nasty storm last year, we had a huge tree limb with its leafy branches down in the front yard. When we saw how much the birds loved hanging out under the leaves, my husband left it there through the season, mowing around it. I’d throw birdseed under the branches and the little guys and gals thought they were in bird Heaven.
One thing I did learn, however (sadly, the hard way), was that if you put food too close to a window – it can cost a bird its life. Although they sell them, my advice is not to buy the bird feeders that affix to a window. These are made with the viewer rather than the viewed in mind – and that’s not best for anyone.
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