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Birdhouses/Bird-Feeders/Birdbaths

Dedicated to our Feathered Friends!

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Birdhouses/Bird-Feeders/Birdbaths are just a few ways we can say thank you to our feathered friends for adding such joy to our lives.

If you're like most gardeners, hearing the birds sing and flutter around in your garden or seeing a hummingbird magically perched on your beautiful flowering plants or hovering around your hummingbird feeder is one of the greatest delights in being outdoors.

There are so many possibilities! Birdhouses, bird feeders and birdbaths are not only practical for feeding, watering and providing shelter from the elements and raising their young ... they are also delightful and charming garden accents.

Birdhouses


There are endless styles and types of birdhouses available today: decorative, a bird feeder house, rustic, wooden, gourd, and fancy and unique painted and decorated birdhouses limited only by the imagination. There are also some interesting specialty ones - hummingbird houses, purple martin birdhouses, bluebird houses, etc. Here are some great examples you may want for your own garden.

Many bird enthusiasts believe that decorative ones will detract birds. Here's proof that this is not always the case! And while this may sometimes be true with certain types of birds, I have a neighbor who has an adorable decorative bird hotel in her backyard, and there's never a vacancy! And why limit yourself? As long as you follow the rules for safety and comfort, you can have several of both kinds.



If you're creative and handy you can purchase bird house kits or birdhouse plans-blueprints for making your own birdhouse.

Here's a great site with low-cost blueprints for not only birdhouses, but virtually anything for your yard you can build yourself:

The COOL house plans company


For more detailed information on how to select and care for your own birdhouse, here's a featured article I wrote for Ezine Articles.

Bird Feeders


There are also endless varieties of bird feeders. Here are some samples:

  • hummingbird feeder
  • squirrel proof bird feeder
  • backyard bird feeder
  • wild bird feeder
  • homemade bird feeder
  • decorative bird feeder
  • bird house feeder
  • window bird feeder


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