Birdfeeders

A favorite bird to have visit a birdfeeder is a chickadee. They are very active, quite cute and best of all, they quickly get accustomed to humans coming and going in the yard. They can even be hand-tamed, especially if you stand still and hold pieces of nut in your open palm. They will quickly move into a birdhouse and like the same size house as a wren so look for a wren house and you have a good chance of one of the two species setting up housekeeping. Chickadees are attracted to gardens with trees where they can gather insects, larvae and insect eggs. From your birdfeeders they will eat sunflower seeds, chicken scratch and suet. There are chickadees year around almost everywhere in the United States so with a little encouragement, they can be a common visitor to your yard. With a wren house in place, you may be lucky enough to watch a new family grow.