| With a little imagination and very little | | | | thistle bird feeder is designed with very |
| effort, you can transform your backyard into | | | | small holes, allowing only small-beaked |
| a natural habitat for birds. Whether you're | | | | finches to access the food. Thistle |
| an avid birdwatcher, or simply want to invite | | | | birdfeeders should be hung, and can be made |
| nature a little closer to your home, | | | | squirrel proof. |
| birdfeeders put down the welcome mat for our | | | | |
| avian friends. | | | | |
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| | | | The Audubon Society also provides helpful |
| | | | tips on making your backyard friendly to |
| According to the Audubon Society ( a bird | | | | hummingbirds by populating it with humming |
| feeder comes in one of four basic designs. | | | | bird feeders. They suggest that you use |
| Ground feeders are flat and open, have a | | | | several humming bird feeders and fill each |
| screened bottom, and rest off the ground and | | | | with sugar water, being careful to avoid |
| should be situated ten feet from nearby trees | | | | using red food coloring and honey. In |
| or bushes so that birds can fly away from any | | | | addition, you should change the solution in |
| predators. Ground feeders can be made | | | | the humming bird feeder weekly, or more often |
| squirrel proof by utilizing wire mesh over | | | | in hot weather. |
| the bird feeder. | | | | |
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| | | | It is certainly possible to make your own |
| Tube birdfeeders are cylindrical in shape | | | | bird feeders, but there are several great |
| and typically have openings that allow birds | | | | birdfeeders available on the market, |
| to access the seeds. They should be hung off | | | | including those made by Droll Yankee, Opus, |
| the ground and, for maximum enjoyment, near a | | | | Woodllink, and Duncraft. |
| window so that family members can witness the | | | | |
| wild birds that come to visit. | | | | |
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| | | | To get the most out of your bird watching |
| | | | experience, the Audubon Society suggests that |
| Suet and hopper bird feeders are typically | | | | you utilize several different types of bird |
| shaped like houses. A suet bird feeder, made | | | | feeders and that you place them at various |
| for wild birds that peck at the seed mixed | | | | heights and locations. In this way, you will |
| into the suet, is usually hung, while a | | | | attract a wide variety of wild birds. In |
| hopper bird feeder can either be hung or | | | | addition, be sure that your efforts to create |
| placed on a post for easy access by wild | | | | a backyard habitat don't harm the birds you |
| birds. A hopper bird feeder contains a large | | | | are trying to attract. Keep birdfeeders three |
| quantity of seed, which is released when the | | | | feet away from windows to avoid collisions, |
| wild bird steps on the feeder trigger. Hopper | | | | and make sure to keep your cat indoors.Chris |
| birdfeeders attract both small and large | | | | Robertson is an author of Majon |
| birds, including the cardinal. | | | | International, one of the worlds MOST popular |
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