How to attract Hummingbirds and other wildlife
When you turn your backyard into a bird haven by providing food, water and shelter, you'll naturally attract other types of wildlife, too!
When you turn your backyard into a bird haven by providing food, water and shelter, you'll naturally attract other types of wildlife, too!
Either hummingbirds drink too much caffeine or they don't know how to relax. No matter what they do, people love to see them in the garden. It's fun to watch hummingbirds flit from flower to flower, drinking up half their body weight in nectar every day. Plant the right plants and you'll see more of them.
Hummingbirds love tubular flowers, because they're little nectar factories. Grow some cardinal vine, honeysuckle, or salvia, and pretty soon, hummingbirds will stop by for a snack.
You can also place hummingbird feeders around the yard to attract hummingbirds. Then sit back and watch the air show.
In your garden, butterflies are like flowers with wings. They're colorful, graceful, and are easy to attract.
It doesn't take much to make butterflies happy. Place a few flat stones in sunny, windless spots near some flowers, and you give them the ideal hangout. Create a butterfly watering hole by making a shallow mud puddle.
For more information on birding, refer to our links below.
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