When we first moved here in 2005, there was nary a bird to be found in our yard. We had to clear a lot of undergrowth to make room for the house, which left us with a mostly empty plot of land with a number of young pines dotting the landscape. But behind the house is a forest with plenty of hardwoods and brush for birds to thrive in.
To attract them to our yard, we've put out a couple of birdhouses along with a feeder and a big bird bath. We've also hung a hummingbird feeder right near the breakfast room window. All of these have been a huge success. We regularly see all kinds of birds including mourning doves, blue jays, blue birds, cardinals, what we call cat birds, brown thrashers, and the occasional hawk and eagle, which our chickens don't like at all!
We can sit on the back porch now and watch these birds come and go all during the day. And when it's too hot, like now, for instance, we can sit inside the breakfast room and enjoy our visitors.
Because sitting out on the back porch, in this heat, is definitely for the birds.
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