| As more land is used to accommodate the
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| | time period you feed and the consistency
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| ever-growing human population, yards and
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| | of feeding is very important as well.Many
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| city parks become important bird habitat.
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| | people will only feed the birds in the
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| Diversified landscaping and feeding
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| | winter months, which is when they need it
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| stations offer an oasis of resources in
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| | most, however, by feeding throughout the
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| the middle of human domain. Feeding and
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| | spring and summer months you will attract
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| watching birds gives families the
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| | the migratory birds returning from
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| opportunity to practice conservation
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| | southern climates. In addition, by
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| right in their own yards. Children can
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| | feeding in the spring and summer,
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| learn and enjoy the wonders of nature
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| | parenting birds will have easy access to
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| right from the kitchen window. Children
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| | a food source for their young. Food like
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| will be able to observe the hatching of
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| | seeds, protein rich insects and worms,
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| young chicks and learn how many birds
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| | flies; birds love mosquitoes, spiders,
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| help control the insect population.One
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| | aphids and ants. Do not kill all the bugs
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| fun aspect of feeding birds is learning
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| | in your yard if you want birds. Flowers,
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| what birds are visiting your backyard
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| | shrubs and trees will encourage a rich
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| habitat. There are several good
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| | insect life in your yard that will, in
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| identification field guides such as
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| | turn, provide necessary food for wild
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| National Geographic, Peterson's East &
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| | birds. If you want to attract
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| West and Birds of North America through
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| | hummingbirds to your garden, this can be
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| which the wild birds can be identified.
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| | accomplished in several ways. If you
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| Birds are grouped by physical
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| | plant honeysuckle, common lilac (with
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| characteristics. It is fairly easy to
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| | purple flowers), red geraniums,
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| distinguish a duck from a songbird by
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| | nasturtium, red petunias, red salvia,
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| just looking at body shape and size, as
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| | coral bells, columbine, fuchsia and even
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| well as the beak and feet shapes. These
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| | scarlet runner beans, there is a good
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| physical characteristics will help
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| | chance that you will see hummingbirds
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| identify birds: size, body shape, colors,
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| | feeding among your flowers. Fresh, clean
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| markings, beak shape, feet and wing shape
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| | water made available year round is an
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| in flight. Birds have a variety of calls.
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| | important element of attracting wild
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| Good listeners can learn to tell the
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| | birds.The simplest and most readily
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| difference between "chickadee" and
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| | available is a shallow birdbath.
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| "cheerily - cheerio - cheeriup" calls of
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| | Birdbaths can be kept thawed even in
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| the Black-capped Chickadee and the
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| | winter by a birdbath heater. Most garden
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| American Robin. The most important
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| | birds like a water source far enough from
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| element is the type of food offered to
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| | surrounding vegetation to offer
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| the wild birds. The widest variety of
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| | surveillance against a surprise attack
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| food sources ensures the widest variety
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| | from squirrels, rats, big birds. If there
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| of birds. Ensure that your bird feeder is
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| | is water falling or dripping making sound
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| kept clean. Old, moldy seed left in the
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| | this will attract birds even more towards
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| feeder will not attract wild birds. Not
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| | the backyard.
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| only is the food type important, but the
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