Landscaping for more backyard birdwatching

Once you have begun to experience the pleasure, beauty, fun and convenience of your new hobby you may be interested in expanding your efforts to make a haven for your feathery friends. You’ve got a wide variety of feeders and foods in your yard. You have a place for fresh water to gather and you have a hopper, some old limbs, and/or bushes for the birds’ protection and for nesting. Now you want to do more. You can begin a whole new hobby connected to your bird watching: gardening! Take into account a few things when beginning to landscape for birdwatching:

 

·        Diversity: Plant a variety of native plants for alluring all kinds of birds.

·        Seasons: Remember to plant for year round growth.

·        Arrangement: Think about winds, snow drifts, and flooding in your yard and plant in a way that will keep your backyard birds safe.

·        Accommodate: Investigate which birds are frequenting your yard and landscape with plants to which those specific birds are drawn. This is one reason to wait a watch a while before you plant.

·        Safety: Garden without pesticides and repellants so as to keep the birds safe.