How Do I Start a Garden Bird Feeder?

Picture all the beautiful blossoms and seeds that the wild birds will be enjoying. Picture you sitting back and enjoying all the beautiful birds that will be visiting your garden bird feeder. You can picture this, but you're feeling like "how do I start a garden bird feeder?". Here are some easy tips for creating a garden bird feeder. You can start small and add to it every planting season.

Find a perfect place in your yard. A place that you will be able to sit and enjoy your garden bird feeder from. The first thing that you will want to have close to your garden bird feeder are shrubs and trees. Shrubs and trees will create a safe landing areas for the birds. A spot that will protect them from their predators. It will provide them with nesting material and a nesting site. The trees, shrubs and bushes in this area should furnish berries and seeds that ripen at different times. This will have them coming back in all seasons.

Another food source for the birds can be provided by letting a small area of lawn near your garden bird feeder grow long. The long grass patch will bring insects that are many birds' favorite source of food.

Plant flowers like sunflowers, daisies and zinnias to lure wild birds to your garden bird feeder. These flowers will entice finches, sparrows and other songbirds to come to your garden. If hummingbirds are one of your favorite wild birds then plant red flowers in your garden bird feeder area. They will be coming for the flower nectar. Think about setting up a hummingbird feeder as well.

All wild birds love and need water. It is important to offer the birds a water source at your garden bird feeder. Install a bird bath and keep the bird bath cleaned and filled with fresh water. In the winter make sure that the water doesn't freeze. You can install a heater to alleviate that problem. The birds will become dependent on the water at your garden bird feeder.

You will be pleasantly surprised by the numerous wild birds that will come singing and feeding at your new garden bird feeder.


For more information visit: Your Bird Feeder

Other helpful resources include:

Start Small And Add To Your Garden Bird Feeder

and

A Garden Bid Feeder