Backyard Bird Feeding

In this Instructable I will go over 5 things that a birder needs to make his or her yard a bird haven. These things are: housing, feeders, habitat, water, and food.

Step 1 Habitat

Habitat is in my opinion the biggest factor for atracting birds. The reason i think this is because many people try and fail to attract birds to their house. When i see where their feeders and houses are i know why right away. Sometimes their feeders are right in the middle of a huge green field, making it hard for the birds to make it to the feeder without getting eaten by a hawk. It is very important to put your feeder where you have seen birds before. One of the best places to put a feeder is near brush, because it provides protection for the birds while they are feeding.

Comments

[Manabunga]

thank you so much for your advice! we have so many birds now! :)

[irish death1]

Glad i could help! It's always good to know that the stuff i do works else where. :)

[valhallasmine]

Yes, very interesting! Our backyard, which backs up to a very tree-y greenbelt, has a few birds, but also has squirrels and (our) cats. Any suggestions about best non-squirrel bird feeders so we can cultivate MORE birds?

[irish death1]

the best thing to probably use would be a droll yankee feeder.

[valhallasmine]

Thank you for your advice! Like this? http://www.comforthouse.com/812501.html

there's another Instructable for a "finch" feeder that looks similar, using duct tubing. Hmm.

THANKS!

[Iyer2711]

This was fantastic ... and not just the indestructible, but also the pictures you have put up.. Thank you :-)

[bunglesmate]

I have tried to use feeders near the ground/bushes etc. but ended up with more birds being eaten by cats waiting in ambush. I needed to move them out a bit to get the balance right between cover and open space.

[I_am_Canadian]

Gahh!!! i was working on my own instructable just kile this. looks like you beat be to it though. Very well Done!

[GorillazMiko]

Awesome idea(s). Very detailed Instructable, nicely done.

[Scammah]

Nice instructable. I'm looking into using some of these ideas this weekend.