For the Birds!: A Handy Guide to Attracting Birds to Your Backyard

a handy guide to attracting birds to your backyard

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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.