Would you love to wake up each morning to the sound of nature's music, as birds trilled and sang outside your window? Birds bring color and life into your yard. Learn how to lure them by making a natural habitat using bird feeders, plants and water.
Benefits of Birds
If you love to wake up in the morning to the sound of birdsongs and catch glimpses of color flashing across your backyard throughout the day, create a bird garden to attract a wide range of bird species. With the steady erosion of wilderness areas, bird habitat is vanishing on a daily basis. This is causing an imbalance in the earth’s ecosystem and bird species are becoming endangered. By creating a bird garden in your backyard, you will provide a natural habitat for your feathered friends. The benefits to you include natural music, lively flashes of color, comical and unique entertainment and a natural way of ridding your yard of harmful bugs and insects. Birds are the natural predators of grubs, aphids and other harmful bugs and birds can devour them in seconds. Swallows can wipe out hundreds of bugs during morning feeding. Finches, warblers and wrens dine almost exclusively on insects. But in order to turn your backyard into a natural bird haven, you have to create a natural habitat where birds can forage for food, be protected from the elements and predators, find a cozy place to nest and raise their young and have a constant supply of water for bathing and drinking.
What Attracts Birds?
It’s not hard to lure birds to your backyard, but you’ll have to do a bit of research. Visit parks, woodlands and other natural wild bird habitats in your area. Take note of ground cover, plants, shrubs and vines that are native to the area. How many layers of ground cover exist? What types of plants, shrubs and vines grow in the area? Where do most birds congregate? What are the food and water sources in the natural habitat?
Make a Plan
Once you have the answers to these questions, draw a plan of your yard. Include all plants, shrubs, trees and vines, plus your house and out-buildings. Then plan how you can improve the environment by adding a natural habitat for birds. The greater the amount of foliage you’re able to provide, the greater the number of birds that will make their home in your yard and garden.