Bird Feeding Stations

Bird Feeding Stations: Create the Best Bird Watching Location in Your Backyard

Those of us who enjoy observing birds and discovering more about them know how absolutely intriguing these creatures can be. Once you start feeding birds with your first bird feeder, it may be difficult for you to stick with just one. You will quickly want to feed and attract more birds and more varieties. If you are considering the purchase of more bird feeders, then you will want to think about setting up bird feeding stations.

Creating bird feeding stations can add beauty and attract more varieties of birds to your backyard. Plus, it will bring more bird viewing pleasure to aide in your times of relaxation. When setting up a feeding station, you will want to incorporate a number of different types of bird feeders that hold various kinds of bird foods. Plus, you will need to place the feeders strategically and at different levels.

When you place your bird feeders, you should choose an open area that still has trees or shrubbery nearby.  Birds need to feel safe when they are feeding.  Therefore, they like to see their surroundings to ensure a predator is not lurking nearby while they are eating.  In addition, birds also like to have trees or shrubs approximately one hundred feet away from their feeding area.  They will use them as hiding places in case a predator does arrive.

You should also think about what varieties of birds you want to attract when you place your feeders.  Some birds like ground level feeding areas such as Mourning Doves.  Other birds like Cardinals and Wrens like table top feeding levels.  Finches traditionally like hanging feeders while Woodpeckers enjoy tree trunk area feeders.  When placing the feeders for your bird feeding stations, you should also think about other pesky backyard visitors.  Choose areas that are hard for squirrels to reach.  In addition, try to find locations that make it harder for the neighborhood cat to hunt down the birds.

When creating your backyard bird feeding stations, you should also consider some type of bird bath.  Birds need to bathe their feathers in order to keep them in proper flying condition.  The bath should be placed in the open but close enough to trees for quick hiding from sneaky cats or other predators.  Birds are most vulnerable when their wings are wet so make sure there is a safe place for them to quickly escape.