Attracting Birds to Your Yard With Bird Feeders

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Attracting bids to your yard is an easy task. You just need to entice them with a few things. The easiest way to attract birds is by providing them with food and water and an area where they feel safe. You do not want your cat getting to the birds that you have worked so hard to attract.

If you choose to attract birds with food, you should know that there are many different kinds of bird feeders and many species of birds. Each bird has a quite unique diet so with one style feeder, you will not be able to attract every type of bird. Your best bet is to purchase a hanging feeder that can be filled with bird seed. There are many types of seed and for starters you can just use a mixture. It will attract plenty of song birds to your new feeder. You can find bird seed at many department and grocery stores. It will usually say on the bag what type of birds you can expect to see eating the seeds. I have had the best luck with the mixtures that have a little bit if everything. I have attracted several species of birds some of which I would have never imagined would be making a visit to my yard.

It is important to put your feeder somewhere close to cover. Sometimes birds of prey will swoop down and snatch the song birds that you have attracted, if they are out in the open. Try keeping it close to some cover like trees and shrubs. The little birds will feel safe and soon your yard will be filled with many different species. Now you can just sit back and watch and have fun!