Birds in Your Backyard by Dolezal, Robert - 2009

Reader's Digest, 2009. Paperback. Good. 7x0x9. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes NatureBirds in Your Backyard is a bird lover's guide to creating a bird and garden sanctuary in your own backyard with a step-by-step guide for easy-to-build projects.Turn your backyard into a blissful bird sanctuary-create an appealing habitat to attract birds and watch them thrive.This indispensable guide for bird enthusiasts is a comprehensive and richly illustrated volume-with over 600 full-color photos. Together with a little careful planning and planting you can turn your yard into a bird and butterfly oasis. It's several books in one: * An A-to-Z landscaping guide to identify over 75 flowers and plants * A field guide includes over 170 varieties of birds and butterflies with keyinformation on: how to identify them by their markings, how they behave, and which feeder foods they like the best* A bird-watching guide to understand the basics of bird-watching and what equipment might be needed to observe or photograph birdsPlus, a how-to guide filled with step-by-step instructions for easy-to-build projects. Learn how-to:* Plant your garden with bird-friendly trees, plants, hedges, ground cover, seed- producing flowers, and fruit-bearing shrubs and vines* Build and mount your own birdhouses, boxes, perches, and shelters* Identify the best plants for creating nesting sites; grow bird seed; and add a birdbath or pondLet Birds in Your Backyard reveal its secrets for creating an irresistible garden and welcoming landscape alive with birds and butterflies.