The most surefire way to attract birds to your backyard is to make
certain the appropriate habitat is available to them. You may be lucky
and already have a good supply of food, shelter, and water available
for our feathered friends. In that case, you have to do little more
than stand back and watch.
However, for most backyards, bird habitat must be created. It’s called
“landscaping for birds” and it can be as simple or extravagant as you
wish. Whatever the approach, anyone who has ever tried this type of
landscaping comes away with a real love for it after their first
sparkling hummingbirds hover at the coral bells, or the perky catbird
comes down for a drink of water from the birdbath, or the sleek
waxwings gather en masse to sample bittersweet berries.