How to Attract Garden Birds - David Alderton

What to plant where to welcome birds into your garden, backyard birdwatching, and illustrated bird spotter guides.Learn what to feed garden birds, from seeds, grains and peanuts to fruits, suet cakes and fat balls, as well as how to attract birds by planting the right flower borders, trees and shrubs, and by making wildlife hedges and ponds. The book features practical step-by-step projects for making your own feeders, tables, birdbaths and nest boxes, from simple designs to highly ornamental creations. There are illustrated directories of the most common garden bird species, in both the UK and the USA, with natural history information on distribution, size, nesting, eggs and feeding habits. An informative introduction explains how birds live – from flying and feeding to egg-laying and migrating – along with tips on birdwatching.