Bird Feeder Guide How to Attract and Identify

by Marcus Schenk

Make your backyard the most popular bird hangout in town. Bird Feeder Guide shows you how to attract your feathered friends so that you can enjoy their joyous songs all year round.

Genres: Nature

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

The photography in this book is absolutely stunning! An older book, published in 1989, but still plenty of interesting, valuable information. There is a chapter on Feeding and Feeders; Water, A Key Element; Planting for Birds; Nestboxes and other help; Planning your new habitat; Reaping what you've sown; etc. Although the information is not very plentiful and detailed, there were many new things I learned. For example, they show how to make a testing tray feeder which helps determine which seed is the preference of the birds coming to your yard. I got some new ideas for my yard just by looking at the beautiful photos. This is truly a book I will keep on hand so that I can refer back to it.

[nokomis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked this book! Definitely want to start researching more about birds because when I get a house I want an environmentally friendly home that attracts birds, butterflies, frogs, etc. It will all depend on where I will live, but from living in Lowell and biking all around (and having friends in the sustainability club), I noticed various types of birds and want to learn more.

If one wishes to attract birds, there are four key elements for survival:
1. a year round supply of food.
2. constant source of water.
3. shelter (from enemies and the elements).
4. protected spots for creating nests and protecting the young ones :)

[Melissa McClelland · Rating 2 out of 5]

The most boring bird book I've read. Seriously. It was a struggle to get through and I enjoy garden and bird books.