What’s a garden without the sound of birdsong?
I know I’m not alone in selecting plants and gardening practices that encourage the presence of wildlife, most especially a motley crew of feathered friends.
Not only are these animals a welcome audial addition to my garden, they also bring unexpected flecks and flutters of color that add real variety to stands of flowers and grasses.
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As Rocky Balboa puts it so succinctly, birds look “like flying candy.” Well said, Rock. Well said.
Here’s what’s to come:
We’ll take a look at the species you’re likely to see visiting your garden throughout the year and touch lightly on how to attract them to your garden. Let’s dive in and check out more on backyard birds!
Location, Location, LocationBefore we begin to consider what backyard birds you’re likely to spot, it’s a good idea to consider where you are geographically.
Folks in the northeast are going to have an entirely different set of visitors than those in the American southwest, and once you start adding mountain ranges and bodies of water to the equation, you’ve got even more variety to consider.
A nice resource to have on hand is an identification field guide. While much of that information may be available online, it’s a world easier (and faster) to identify a bird by flipping through a few pages of a book rather than searching for it online.
Maybe I’m old fashioned about it, but I’m more comfortable with a book than a device. Having said that, it’s great to take your notes from the field back with you at the end of the day, to look up even more detailed
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