Artificial Birds

There is nothing that says spring more than the arrival of birds such as blackbirds and robins. Almost everyone appreciates the beauty and enjoyment of watching birds feasting on your garden treats. So what are the best ways to attract birds to your garden?

The birds not only the color and beauty of a garden, they also perform important functions such as pest control and pollination of plants.
To attract the birds you must know what they want from life mainly: food, shelter and water. If you can offer to their needs, they will come.

Food

Depending on where you live will depend on the type of birds you're likely to attract. If you live in Ontario, you will be very familiar with the Blue Jays, while British Columbia Grey Jays and Stellar Jay are much more numerous.

Like humans, birds have their favorite types of food and each species has its own preferences. Some like seeds, nuts, nectar and as like other insects or fruit. If you are ready to offer a wide selection of foods, you will be rewarded with a greater variety of birds. It is also important to know what the food of each species eats its young, as it may determine whether you have the birds that nest nearby.

Shrubs and trees: The type of shrubs and trees you have in your garden will have an impact on the species you attract. If you try to plant those that provide berries, fruits, seeds and nuts, you'll see a lot more than the birds in a garden with just one or two types of trees. Conifers are excellent as they not only provide color all year round for your enjoyment, they also provide food sources and shelter for birds throughout the year.

Unless it is unsafe, try to leave the dead wood and trees in your garden as many insects that use the house and so you attract more birds. Woodpecker, nuthatches, and chickadees love nothing more than hiding their food in the bark of trees, while leaving the odd bit of dead wood will provide a pantry for them.

You can also provide a space of dead branches and leaves as compost as this will attract ground-nesting birds such as sparrows and towhee. These little birds will spend hours searching in areas such as insects.

Plants: The type of plants you use are also important. Use of wildflowers native to your area is always a good idea because they will in turn attract native birds. Indians will also attract insects so you will call to insectivorous birds. Remember many birds who feed on seeds, nuts, etc as adults feed their young on insects, to have both options in the garden to encourage them to stay close and nest.

Flowers such as sunflowers, daisies and coneflowers can be let go to seed as the seeds are highly attractive to many species of birds such as finches, sparrows, etc. Remember they are also very attractive to squirrels and chipmunks, so be prepared to be down!

Note: With all trees, shrubs and plants, it is important to get a mix of conifers, grasses, nectar producing plants, fruiting plants, nut producing plants and evergreens.

If you include chips or bark mulch around your plants and trees that will encourage insects too. The birds love to delve into this kind of digging the surface of sweets.

Feeders: Another important step to take in attracting birds is to provide feeders in strategic locations throughout your garden.

Bird feeders of all shapes and sizes and can be made to be squirrel proof, if it is a problem for you. You will find that there are departures for different types of food. Some seeds organize and nuts, fruits and some bars will suet or nectar, many hold a number of things.

Your son must be large enough to contain a good amount of food that you do not.