Ortho S All About Attracting Birds

Discusses landscaping for birds and providing food, water, and housing, and offers information about the birds most likely to visit North American gardens.

Tells how, what, and when to feed the birds in your garden, and how to provide water, protection from predators and the elements, and safe nesting sites. Includes a gallery of 75 species of birds.

This informative workbook provides easy steps that every Florida homeowner can take to help restore wildlife habitat in their own backyards and a journal to record their progress. An on-line website and forum (www.habitatjournal.com) provide a means for all wildlife enthusiasts to share their experiences and to help others with what they have learned. Proceeds from the on-line purchase of this book help to support the Habitat Journal website and the Project Backyard Brevard website.

Methods of attracting birds. With illustrations. Published under the auspices of the National Association of Audubon Societies.

Describes the nature of hummingbirds and butterflies and how to create a yard with plants, water, and feeding stations to attract them.

Gardening is a way of communing with nature and a personal way to make a positive contribution to the environment. This complete guide shows gardeners how to create a harmonious atmosphere, maintain a healthy landscape, and design with nature. 170 photos & 25 illustrations.

Excerpt from Methods of Attracting Birds The importance of attracting birds around our homes was first impressed upon the author through his experience with children in connection with the work in nature-study in the public schools. This was encouraged chiefly from the child's standpoint, on account of the educative value of this kind of work on the child. Furthermore, from the standpoint of the birds, this means of encouraging and protecting them is a very efficient one, which may be applied by all birdlovers, adults as well as children. Hence this book has been written from two view-points, that of birds and that of human beings; for the protection of the former and the pleasure of the latter. The author has not attempted to restrict himself to his own experiences, but has drawn freely upon the experiences of any who could be reached. And, indeed, the chief value of these pages lies in the fact that they represent the results of so many observers, giving a brief summary of the work that is being done throughout the country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Stunning full-color photographs and simple text introduce readers to the natural beauty and amazing behaviors of a pair of Eastern bluebirds. A sky-blue male and his young mate select the perfect place to lay their eggs and raise their chicks—a nest box built especially for them. Soon, hatchlings gape hungrily for their next meal. As the chicks grow, fledge, and learn to find food on their own, award-winning photographer Pamela Kirby captures them in startling close-ups and action shots.