Backyard Habitat
What would a backyard setting be without lots of wildlife? Not only does it help the ambiance, but it also can improve the quality of your garden setting. You have to consider many of our outdoor friends as significant, all-natural gardening tools. Remember, these animals have been evolving with the environment longer than mankind has been around.
Consider putting up a bat house to put a dent in the local mosquito population. Bats are one of natures most efficient and eco-friendly methods of keeping mosquito populations under control. A single bat can eat more than 1,000 mosquitoes a night. Imagine what having a bat house of them can do for you! Though you'll only see them at dusk, they're impact will be noticed immediately. Purple Martins are tremendous insect eating birds too. These aerial acrobats only eat and drink while flying. Once they've found a comfortable place to nest, they will return year after year.
Song birds do their fair share of eating insects, but they're more for enjoyment more than anything else. They will certainly add a pleasant element to your surroundings so consider putting up a birdhouse or a few bird feeders in your yard. By using specific types of bird seed in a seed feeder, you can attract different birds. Birds whose diet leans more towards insect consumption enjoy suet. There are feeders that feature both a suet cage and a seed dispenser so you can attract a variety of birds to your back yard. Even hummingbirds and orioles can be attracted with nectar placed in a feeder. There's cameras and video equipment available to watch birds feed and nest. There's even night vision available so you can see them 24 hours a day.
Song birds do their fair share of eating insects, but they're more for enjoyment more than anything else. They will certainly add a pleasant element to your surroundings so consider putting up a birdhouse or a few bird feeders in your yard. By using specific types of bird seed in a seed feeder, you can attract different birds. Birds whose diet leans more towards insect consumption enjoy suet. There are feeders that feature both a suet cage and a seed dispenser so you can attract a variety of birds to your back yard. Even hummingbirds and orioles can be attracted with nectar placed in a feeder. There's cameras and video equipment available to watch birds feed and nest. There's even night vision available so you can see them 24 hours a day.