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How to Attract Birds

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A revision of Ortho's best-selling bird book, this edition focuses on how to attract, and how to avoid, specific birds, particularly with seeds and feeders -- for example, suet feeders that starlings can't use. The book features new hints for avoiding problems such as squirrels, window strikes, trouble with neighbors, and cats killing birds.Like the earlier edition, this guide for bird lovers shows how to attract dozens of beautiful visitors by creating in your yard the habitat they prefer. Using its specific instructions for attracting over 50 favorite garden birds, you can enjoy exactly the ones you love, without also drawing pest birds. There are instructions for making feeders, birdhouses, and birdbaths for different types of birds -- everything you need to know to make your garden appealing to birds.