Add color with a Bird Feeder

When all the beautiful fall leaves are faded away, and winter sets in, things start looking a little sad. A great way to add some color to your yard during the winter months is a bird feeder that will attract an abundance of bird beauties to brighten up your yard. There is nothing more beautiful that a red cardinal on your bird feeder on a snowy evening. As your feeder becomes more established, it will begin to attract more birds. It can be fun to see the diversity at your feeder, even track different types of birds as they appear in your garden.

 

There are a few elements that make your yard attractive to birds. Like us, birds require food, shelter and water. In winter months, when food is rare, a bird feeder is a welcome message to a bird. In addition, a quality Birdhouse provide shelter, and a shallow birdbath provides water. Under these basics can be found in your yard is sure to attract birds all year round, even if you live in an urban area.

To grow the variety in your backyard birds, you must take into account their special flavor. Sunflower seeds, suet cakes, and nectar will attract all types of birds. You can have two or three different types of bird feeders in your garden to feed attract a diversity of birds. Also be aware of other beings who might wish to take part in the festival. A flat tray type feeder is a welcome site for squirrels, for example. If you live in a rural area, it might be fun to create a salt lick for deer in the same area as your feeders, encouraging all sorts of wild animals, see options.

In both summer and winter, helping the plants to attract birds with bird feeders. Hummingbirds love colorful, nectar producing flowers. Then lure them with bright foliage and watch them find their way to your hummingbird feeder. In winter, the variegated, evergreen shrub berries on a bird magnet, help the birds to navigate to your yard.

Adding one or two bird feeders for your landscape can add color in motion to your yard. Have your binoculars and camera handy for some brilliant colors in the coming winter months as you felt like birds in your garden with quality seed and bird feeders.