How to Bring Birds Closer

Waking up to chirping birds is a rewarding start of your day for allot of people. Many people enjoy sipping their first cup of coffee in the morning while watching the birds around their bird feeder. This makes for a refreshing start each day before we ease into our hectic schedule or daily responsibilities.

No matter the size of your yard, your landscape can be enhanced to attract your friendly fliers closer. The first thing to do is put out a source of water. Reflecting sunlight off the surface of the water will attract your feathered friends, but better yet the sound of dripping water is better.

You will want to place a few different bird feeders around your lawn so the birds have plenty of room to eat. There are many different types on the market that are inexpensive. keep your feeders and the area below clean for the health of your feathered guests.

Another thing for you to consider would be to add a bird house or two. These are always great for attracting the feathered fliers. Again their are many to choose from.

These basic tips will help make your bird watching more enjoyable. Click here for more information on bird watching

Attracting Birds to Your Backyard: Mulch is the Key

Yes bird feeders can sure attract friendly fliers to your backyard, but to really attract and keep them coming back using mulch is the key. Why do I say this? Once you spread mulch around in your backyard you will begin to attract bugs, critters and lizards, which make for good food sources for your friendly fliers along with your bird seed. This will also reduce the amount of bird seed that you will have to purchase. And, in this economy everything little thing helps.

The mulch helps keep the soil moist and cool and maintain a steady layer and this will begin to enrich your soil. Recommended mulch is your basic grass clippings, pine bark or pine straw. The grass clippings of course you can get from your grass cuttings while the pine bark or pine straw can be obtained from local tree trimmers. They normally grind up the tree trimmings and haul to the dump so you should probably be able to get this type of mulch for free. I think they would be happy to give it away instead of having to haul it away.

An inexpensive tip for your attracting fliers for your bird watching enjoyment.

How to Squirrel Proof Your Bird Feeders

Squirrels are entertaining to watch, but not when their invading your bird feeders. With that being the case here is a couple ideas for squirrel-proofing your bird feeders.

• Try to place your feeders where it is difficult for the squirrels to get to them. When possible, place feeders high off the ground and away from trees, buildings or anything that a squirrel might be able to climb to get to your bird feeders. Remember squirrels can jump pretty far.
• Squirrels can easily climb the poles that most bird feeders are attached to. A cheap way to help prevent squirrels from climbing a mounting pole is to add a squirrel baffle. Feeders that are hung, a baffle can be placed above the feeder so these furry creatures can't climb down to the feeder.
• Another idea is to use a wire cage that can be used around a tube feeder. The spacing of the wire will let smaller birds in to access the feeder, but bigger birds will not be able to reach the feeder. Same goes for the squirrels.

These are just a few ideas to keep those pesky furry creatures away from your bird feeders.

Tips to Keep Bird Feeders Clean

Bird feeding is very popular for people. While feeding birds brings bird watching enjoyment many people forget about keeping the feeder clean. Birds will come to a clean bird feeder more often than a dirty one.

On a periodic basis take a wearing rubber gloves use a stiff brush with a mixture of water and mild dish detergent. You will want to scrub the feeder thoroughly making sure to remove all the old debris. Once this is done mix mix warm water some bleach and wash the feeder. This will kill any germs. Then dry off the feeder if possible before placing new bird seed in the feeder.

While cleaning the bird feeder is important don't forget to clean the area beneath the feeder. For the seed scattered on the ground it will be necessary to shovel or rake up the left over seed. if this is not done on a consistent basis the bird food will begin to rot and mold will develop.

Location of bird feeders are best if they are placed under a roof. This will keep rain and snow out and help with preventing of rotting and developing mold. Granted this reular upkeep is not a great job, but it will keep your friendly fliers coming back.

Bird Feeders & Houses Bring Enjoyment for Your Bird Watching Pleasure!

Regardless if you live in the city or the country you can make your yard a paradise for bird watching. By selecting and placing bird feeders and/or houses at strategic locations in your lawn or garden you will begin to attract a variety of birds. There are numerous styles, shapes, sizes and colors of feeders and houses that will make your decision-making difficult and the easiest way to research and shop is online.

If you add a bird feeder to your lawn or garden you first need to know what type of birds are common for the area in which you live. This research will help you determine what kind of birdseed to purchase to attract friendly fliers. When locating a bird feeder you need to make sure it is placed in a strategic location for your bird watching pleasure.

Again as in selecting bird feeders, you need to consider what types of birds are common for your area.. This will determine the size and style of the bird house for your lawn or garden. As in the placement of a bird feeder you will want to place the bird house in a prominent are for your bird viewing enjoyment.

The addition of either a bird house or bird feeder will certainly allow for countless hours for your bird watching enjoyment!