Charming and Unique Bird Feeders

So you have decided to do your part to help the birds in your backyard. One of the best things you can do is to provide food for them.

Make sure you keep feeders clean and refilled regularly. You want to make sure they know that they can count on that feeder in that location. Set your feeders so that while the birds are there, they will feel safe from predators.

For some that may mean, hanging the feeder from a tree. This protects them from the predators that fly, like hawks. For others, that may mean setting your feeder on a stand, which protects them from ground-dwelling predators like snakes or cats.

Fill your feeder with the appropriate food for the birds in your backyard. Song bird food is different than hummingbird food. Attract different types of birds with different types and styles of feeders. But, keep the feeders appropriate for the food.

Here are two favorites of mine. They are both available through Amazon, so you know you're getting a safe shopping experience. Just click on your favorite to see more about it, purchase it or browse more bird feeders.

Lantern Style	Barn Look

3 Easy Ways to Help Backyard Birds

Helping our backyard birds is actually quite easy. We want to keep them around and so that we can enjoy watching them and help our children learn about the natural world around them. Backyard birds allow us to bird watch and learn without leaving the comforts of our home. We don't have to plan a large excursion to the local zoo or a trip with a bird-watching expedition. We can just stand at our window and watch.

So it's important for us to help them. A champion for backyard birds is Steve Kaye. He's a great photographer and talented online writer. His article, 7 Ways to Help Birds, details more ways you can help out. But, I wanted to highlight just these 3. They are each easy for us do and make such a big difference to world of the birds.

1. Feed the birds. This is simple. We want to keep the birds around our backyard and they need a good food source. So make sure to keep lots of bird feeders available and keep them cleaned and refilled regularly.
2. Keep chemicals off your lawn and gardens. Besides being safer for the birds, this idea is also safer for you, your children and your pets. Caring for your lawn and garden organically is easy, so take the time to do this right.
3. Keep garbage secure. In general, birds are inquisitive. They like to check out interesting objects. Many will also include little tidbits in their nests. Make sure this isn't your trash that's going into those nests.

So spend a little time to make your backyard safer for the birds. They will reward you with plenty to watch.