The Bird-Friendly Backyard: Your Guide to Food and Feeders : Simple Ways to Provide a Bountiful Feast

by Sally Roth

THE BIRD-FRIENDLY BACKYARD YOUR GUIDE TO FOOD AND FEEDERS SIMPLE WAYS TO PROVIDE A BOUNTIFUL FEAST Offer birds their favorite foods, and you're guaranteed a backyard full of feathered friends. Your Guide to Food and Feeders tells you exactly what foods specific birds like, as well as what feeders work best for serving each type of food. You'll also discover tips for feeding birds throughout the seasons, in addition to how to put out the welcome mat by planting flowers, shrubs, and trees that welcome in the birds. Follow the hints inside, and your backyard is guaranteed to be a popular haven for all types of birds.

Genres: Nature

214 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Sally Roth is an award-winning author of 20 or so popular books about birds, nature, and gardening, including the best-selling "Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible," and a contributing editor for "Birds & Blooms" magazine.

Her latest book is "An Eye on the Sparrow: The Bird Lover's Bible," which uses quotes from the Bible as a jumping-off point for examining the natural behavior of the birds behind those Scriptures. It's a bird book, and it's for everyone, religious or not.

Sally's also an enthusiastic public speaker, whether it's grabbing a stranger on the street ("Hey, want to see something cool?") or talking to an audience of hundreds ("Hey, want to see something cool?"). She'll be appearing in the Michiana area (northern Indiana/Michigan) in early spring of 2013, as well as other places.

She and her husband Matt Bartmann share their home in the high Rockies with two dogs, one cat, a family of pine squirrels, a hard-working packrat named Sisyphus, a spotted skunk who lives beneath the house, a well-fed bunch of birds at the feeder, and a stable of old Volvos.

Come visit us at www.sallyroth.com. We'd love to see you!