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Bird Baths Simply Do Attract More Birds
Sure, bird feeders attract wild birds, as do birdhouses. But unless you’ve added a fresh water source like a bird bath to your little habitat…you don’t know what you’re missing!Fresh water attracts more song birds, as some may not ever frequent a feeder. Add a bath accessory to create moving water, like a dripper or water wiggler, and you’ve just created an absolute bird magnet!
Bird Baths are available in every possible shape, size, and color imaginable. The fiberglass or resin models, resist molding and scale build-up unlike their concrete cousins. The light-weight factor makes them a breeze to clean as well. Many of these bird baths come with hollow pedestals to allow for filling with rocks or sand. This helps to stabilize the bath, and make it more sturdy.
Fresh water in freezing winter months is critical to wild birds. They do not eat snow, and require fresh water for preening feathers. Dirty feathers just don’t fly right!
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Improvision With a Butterfly Feeder
There are no set rules to enjoying wildlife in your backyard. Because a bird feeder is meant for birds, does it mean you couldn’t use it for squirrels if you wanted to? An old birdhouse can even be used for a sheltered feeding spot…sans the front wall. In my many years of backyard birding, I’ve learned to improvise with older items, keeping them useful for other species to enjoy.This past summer a small birdbath fell over (for the third time) and broke. The break was once again a clean one, so super glue to the rescue. This time I had the idea of turning the bath into a butterfly feeder. Relocated into the flower garden, I began placing orange quarters and banana chucks on it.
The first go-round didn’t work as sadly there were no butterflies seen. Another thing I’ve learned is persistence….if it doesn’t always work the first, or even second time-try again! After a few tries of experimenting with different fruits, the eagle had landed!. Three Monarch’s graced the garden and ate from the feeder. For that summer, I was lucky enough to have witnessed many species of butterflies. Unidentifiable technical names to me, but what a joy to have them around everyday!
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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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