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3232HOW TO ATTRACT BIRDS TO YOUR GARDEN – DIY BIRD FEEDERS
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https://www.gkvks.com/how-to-attract-birds-to-your-garden-diy-bird-feeders/#respondSat, 07 Mar 2020 12:03:00 +0000http://www.gkvks.com/?p=11156In Today’s article, we will look into 5 powerful benefits of
attracting or inviting birds in your garden. Plus we will also learn some
simple ways to attract them to your garden including a simple easy to make DIY
bird water feeder and also some inexpensive ready to buy bird feeders and bird
houses.
Birds are rightly called “The Beautiful Pest Eliminators” of
our garden. If you have birds fluttering around your garden, it’s not only a
beautiful sight, but also a sign of a healthy environment. You want to attract
birds to establish an ecological balance in the garden and moreover attracting
birds to your garden can be fun & educational.
Let’s list out the 5 important benefits of attracting birds
to your garden:
PEST
ELIMINATION: As already said, they are the beautiful pest eliminators of
our garden. They act as pest controllers of everything from snails,
caterpillars, aphids, mealybugs and many other pests.
POLLINATION:
The birds
help fertilize plants in the same way as any other pollinator like honey bees and butterflies, that is by
transferring pollen from one flower to another.
WEED
CONTROL: Sparrows, finches, and other birds eat weed seeds, eliminating the
unwanted plants or weeds.
STRESS
RELIEF: Yes! Watching birds,
interacting with them, listening to their songs can certainly help relieve
stress and promote well-being.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
Having said that, now let’s look into some easy ways to
attract birds to your garden.
What do birds need? Well, they look out for three basic
needs: Food, Water & Shelter.
First step is to stop using chemical fertilizers
and pesticides. I have discussed on these issues and using natural fertilizers
and pesticides in my previous videos; you can check those from links in
description.
Provide Food and Water to birds – like
installing simple bird feeders and bird baths in your favourite spots in
garden. Add simple bird food like sunflower seeds or anything that’s available
at your local pet store, including the mixed seeds to attract a variety of
birds.
Provide Shelter – like installing bird houses
and stuff like that to provide shelter. If you have larger trees in your
garden, it’s an added advantage.
Now lastly coming to the Bird Feeders: There are several
types of feeders to choose. You can hang feeders from hooks. You can even make
your own DIY bird feeders from plastic bottles.
Take any sized plastic plate or a tray like this.
Fix the bottle cork to the centre of this tray. Bolting this is a good idea to
make it sturdy. Also try to prevent any leaks.
Make holes like this near the bottle mouth.
Fill the bottle and cork the tray to the bottle and invert this set up.
You can hang this simple DIY water feeder for birds in your garden using some
strings.
This is an inexpensive plastic bird feeder.
It’s easy to assemble. Just fix the plate with the provided screws. Then fill the bird food and hang it in your garden.
Remember! Attracting birds to your garden is not an instant process. It might take few days for birds to find your feeders and then become your frequent garden visitors.