Natural Gardening for Birds: Create a Bird-Friendly Habitat in Your Backyard

by Julie Zickefoose

Overview

A Practical Illustrated Bird-Oriented Gardening Book with Great Reference Charts

Bird-watchers everywhere dream of a landscape dotted with fruiting shrubs, nests tucked into twining vines, and birds flocking to feeding stations. Let Natural Gardening for Birds show you how to lay out the welcome mat for birds by considering all of their needs, including year-round food, water, and shelter. Whether you’re looking to create a hummingbird garden, install a water feature, create alluring perches, or simply designate a corner of your property as a natural area, you’ll find all the inspiration and information you need in Natural Gardening for Birds, including:

The best plants for nectar, fruit, and seeds
The most attractive foods to offer birds
Housing for cavity-nesting birds
Simple habitat enhancements like snags and perches
Region-specific planting ideas and charts

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510703650
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	07/05/2016
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Julie Zickefoose, the author/illustrator of Baby Birds (2016), The Bluebird Effect (2012), and Letters from Eden (2006), is a contributing editor to Bird Watcher’s Digest. She lives with her family on an 80-acre sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio, Indigo Hill, that has hosted 194 bird species and 78 species of butterflies.
Julie Zickefoose, the author/illustrator of Baby Birds (2016), The Bluebird Effect (2012), and Letters from Eden (2006), is a contributing editor to Bird Watcher’ s Digest. She lives with her family on an eighty-acre sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio.