Birds in your backyard : a bird lover's guide to creating a garden sanctuary
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- ISBN: 0762109971
- ISBN: 9780762109975
- Physical Description 272 pages : color illustrations, color maps
- Publisher Pleasantville, N.Y. ; Reader's Digest, 2009.
- Copyright ©2005
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General Note: | "Birds & blooms"--Cover. Includes index. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.95 |
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Birds in Your Backyard : A Bird Lover's Guide to Creating a Garden Sanctuary
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Birds in Your Backyard : A Bird Lover's Guide to Creating a Garden Sanctuary
Birds 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 key information 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 birds Plus, 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 pond Let Birds in Your Backyard reveal its secrets for creating an irresistible garden and welcoming landscape alive with birds and butterflies.