Attracting Birds to Your Yard

Birds are definitely a creature that humans have found fascinating for years. Perhaps it is their simple beauty, the gorgeous songs they trill so happily, or the intrigue that humans have with animals of flight. Watching these magnificent creatures is a past time that many people share. And there are a few things that you can do to bring birds to your backyard so that you can enjoy watching these carefree, playful little creatures of the air.

For the main part, if you have food and a source of water in your backyard for your little feathered friends, then you are already off to a good start.

For attracting certain birds you will need certain types of food. As each breed has its own preference.

Depending on the type of food you will need a proper bird feeder, if you are using bird seed, then you will need a tube feeder or hanging feeder. For Suet Cakes, you will need a suet feeder, and for that sweet syrupy stuff that hummingbirds love you will need a humming bird feeder. (My personal favorite is the strawberry hummingbird feeder.)

A few types of Bird Seed and a few of the birds that each attracts (each different seed attracts more birds than we have listed, but we will give you at least 3 birds that are attracted to each):

Sunflower Seeds:
-Cardinals
-Juncos
-Woodpeckers

Peanut Hearts:
-Chicadees
-Titmice
-Grosbeaks

Cracked Corn:
-Jays
-Sparrows
-Doves

Nyger:
-Finches
-Pine Siskins
-Buntings


At Red Hill General Store we carry several varieties of Bird Food including seeds and suet cakes, each blend attracts a variety of birds to your yard.

And a photo a Red Hill Employee got of a Woodpecker on her backporch:

Have fruit trees that you'd rather not have birds in? Read How to keep birds out of fruit trees.

Gardening Poll

On Red Hill General Store's Facebook Page, we asked our fans this question:

We want to know how many of you are planning on gardening this year:

And the results of the 30 answers that we received were quite encouraging.

50% of those polled said: I am definitely having a garden.
36% said: I might have a small garden.
13% replied: No garden this year, maybe next year.
and
0% said I do not garden.

So it seems that here at Red Hill General Store around 86% of our customers and fans lean towards some sort of gardening, whether it is container gardening, flower gardening, or vegetable gardening. That is more people than we had thought. Which is a great thing, especially since we offer a variety of gardening equipment, supplies, and decor.

So to our readers are you planning on gardening this year? If so what are your plans for that garden? Need help starting a garden? Read our blog on how to start a garden.