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Attract More Birds with Nesting Material
Hanging birdhouses is wonderful, and it really does help may species to flourish and thrive. However, not all birds use them. Some are cavity dwellers (who use birdhouses and holes in tree trunks) and non cavity dwelling birds. These birds tend to nest in tree canopy, thickets, and shrubs. Some are more creative, and may use man-made elements, such as your chimney, or the Boston Fern on your porch! The key is to offer the nesting material before the season begins. Late winter is best, and in the vicinity of bird feeders where it will be seen by feathered friends.
You can attract more birds by offering nesting material. Usually a combination of feathers, string, cotton, hemp, and aspen fibers, these are some favorites among the nest builders.
The versatile Birdie Bell shown above, comes filled with this 5-blend nest material, and may be also be used to offer fruit, seed bells or suet, depending on the season.
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Bird Accessories Will Attract More Feathered Friends
Use bird accessories to successfully attract more feathered friends to your yard!
There are many ways to attract your favorite songbirds other than typical birdhouses or bird feeders. These are great ways to provide food and shelter, but there’s much more you can easily do to create “bird-friendly” habitat.
Adding a fresh water source to your yard is very beneficial, if you can create a moving water source…even better! Moving water is like a visual magnet to wild birds. Using a birdbath mister or dripper will absolutely attract more species to your yard.
Another great item, is nesting material, as it’s used by both cavity dwelling birds and birds who don’t use birdhouses. You can even make your own nesting material by using items from around the house, such us dryer lint, cotton yarns and strings, pet hair, and moss. Simply collect these items and place in a mesh produce bag like the kind from the grocery store. The one shown above hangs in our yard, and contains horse tail hair, The birds have really gone to town on it!
Bird accessories need not be expensive to have an impact in your yard. Drippers can be made by using milk jugs with tiny pin holes, hung up above your bird bath. See what’s out there and modify it for a home-made version, you’ll be seeing more feathered friends in your new found habitat!
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Attract More Finches to Your Thistle Feeder
Encourage finches and other small songbirds to take up residence in your yard!
If you feed nyjer, or thistle seed, you’re most likely attracting gold finches, house and purple finches, red polls, pine siskins and possibly buntings (depending on the area)
It’s best to keep your thistle feeder out year round to enjoy the vibrant colors of birds in warmer months. Finches and others will also benefit greatly from a dependable food source during frigid winter months.
Another way to entice finches and keep them around your yard is with nesting material. Cotton nesting balls are a wonderful way to encourage songbirds to nest in your yard, provided there is adequate shelter like mature trees, or brush and thickets.
Add a water source to this equation, and you’ve created a wildlife habitat! Food, water and shelter are all it takes to attract songbirds and help them to thrive and flourish. So get ready for the next nesting season with your thistle feeder, by adding water and shelter for finches and other songbirds.
You’ll be amazed at what a few effective wild bird accessories can do!
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