Birdfeeders

It is definitely time to get ready for spring. This is the time to put up more bird houses so there is plenty of room ready and waiting when nesting birds arrive. In order to build these nests, they need supplies so why not further intice them to your yard by draping short lengths of white string over shrubs or fill a suet feeder with these pieces of string as well as feathers, hair from the family dog, lint from the dryer or whatever other soft materials you have available. This is a good time to add a garden bench or chair near the tube feeders, hopper feeders, platform feeders, oriole feeders or  hummingbird feeders so the birds are use to it. Then when you sit there, it won’t take long for them to get use to your presence. This is also a good time to add bird baths or be sure the one you have is clean and filled with fresh water. Another good idea for spring is to add a sloppy mud puddle! Robins, swallows and other birds use this for nest building.