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Tales from the Bird Table

The Bird Garden

We all enjoy contact with wild creatures and birds must be among the most endlessly fascinating to watch. The simple joy of seeing swallows return to your porch in spring and the resident robin following every turn of your spade in winter is incalculable. But another thought is even more spell binding. Over thousands of years the behaviour of these wild creatures has hardly changed, yet their surroundings have undergone a dramatic transformation. Before people built houses and gardens, swallows nested in caves and robins followed the diggings of wild boar!

Introduction

The birdtable camera is one of our most popular features. We get many requests for advice on attracting birds to your own gardens so I hope you will find the following pages useful and add to your wildlife watching enjoyment.

Bird table	The key to a successful bird garden is a well designed, well sited feeding station.
Bird friendly plants	Adding plants for winter food or a place to nest will attract more birds to your garden.
Lawn	An open area of grass is good for birds and for watching their antics.
Water	Most birds need a regular supply of water, not just for drinking but for bathing as well.
Not just birds	Bats, bees and butterflies all add to the enjoyment of a wildlife garden.
Problems	Reducing dangers will add to the success of your bird garden.
Bird ID	Knowing what you are looking at is all part of the fun!
Nest boxes	Now you are feeding the birds, how about a place for them to rear their young?