For the Birds!: A Handy Guide to Attracting Birds to Your Backyard
Books / Paperback
ISBN: 0805040641 / Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, March 1996
Offers practical advice on how to attract birds, including feed recipes, protecting birds from predators, making feeders, and landscaping with plants offering natural food and shelter. Original. QPB, BH&G Crafts, Organic Gardening, Natural Science, Country Homes & Gardens, Wildlife Federation, & Nature Bk Soc Alt.
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If you count yourself among the millions of people who claim bird-watching and gardening as their favorite outdoor activities, you'll rejoice in Anne Halpin's simple, practical guide to shaping environments birds will love.Whether you have a fire escape feeder, a courtyard bath, or a country grove, you'll find many handy tips from an experienced gardening writer and the nation's premier nonprofit nature conservation group. Learn how to landscape with plants that offer a natural food supply, nesting materials, and shelter; mix the bird feed your favorite birds like best; protect birds from predators; and create a backyard birding journal.Halpin teaches you how to combine all these elements for the optimal backyard birding experience and also includes a handy list of resources for further information on birds and gardening for birds.
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