Sunday, April 28, 2013

Unique Bird Feeders Invite Serenity Into Your Private Sanctuary

By Flossie Gibbs


A world without birds would suffer inconceivable consequences. Beyond loosing sight of their beauty and color and the sound of their songs, the landscape would quickly become desolate. Undeterred, insects would systematically proceed to denude trees, forests, plants and crops of their foliage, eventually leaving a barren wasteland. Unique bird feeders invite the benefits of avian life into the beauty of your landscape.

Nesting birds in the spring require greater quantities of food for their own energy, as well as their offspring. The female and her mate may make 200 trips daily to feed growing youngsters. Many varieties of species prefer to live in the vicinity of houses. As creatures of habit, many return to raise their young in the same nest every year.

Global warming has altered climate with environmental extremes that affect avian life. Yards that offer protective habitat, food and water attracts many birds. Feeding stations in sturdy trees and near bushes provide a safe reprieve from the elements.

Ornamental feeders come in more varieties than the birds they nourish. Specific designs are implemented to hold favorite foods for encouraging visitors from particular native species, so that putting out the welcome mat is as easy as knowing local wildlife food preferences.

Though decorative styles are limitless, three standard types of birding stations fulfill the particular needs of specific species. Tube containers offer the greatest ease of accessibility for small birds. Hopper and platform feed stations satisfy the feeding habits of larger birds. Specific designs incorporate the necessities of containing and protecting high-energy suet cakes, sweet flower nectar for hummingbirds and miniscule thistle seed for finches.

A great many birds are becoming more scare every year, with some bordering on the edge of extinction. Changing climates, the encroachment of human populace and housing, accidents, cats and other animals, inhibit an increase in avian populations. Birdwatching hobbyists consider it less a duty and more a pleasure to provide for the protection and sustenance of a valuable part of natural life.

Offerings in decorative style defies the realm of imagination. The basics are fulfilled in selections that suit the specific needs of all avian species. The feeding requirements of small birds are attended with tube designs. Hopper and platform styles attenuate the feeding habits of larger birds. Specialty containment is found in suet cake holders, hummingbird stations that protect and contain liquid nectar and mesh containment for thistle nyjer that satisfy finch appetites.

A painted gazebo on a pole, a cedar wood peanut butter holder with copper inlays and perches hanging from a tree, a stainless canopy covered canister or a spiral seed tube will draw the birds and delight curious eyes. Today, if you can envision it, your vision is waiting for a home in your landscape.

Upfront and personal brings the birds-eye view to the window with varieties of copper-arched, flip-top and open diner versions for more than the casual observer. When squirrel competition makes for chaos at dinnertime, domed and counter-weighted construction give winged visitors peace in their share of the bounty.

Unique bird feeders will welcome a variety of feathered friends to the cornucopia of visual beauty in an active wildlife sanctuary. Your natural habitat will teem with bird life, fewer insects and a healthier outdoor garden space. The birds and birders never had it so good.




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