Bird Watching Basics: Bird Feeder and Bird House Kits
For many people, bird watching begins as a hobby. Especially in suburban areas, the lure of birds can be overwhelming-they are always there, singing their love songs, welcoming the longer days of spring and summer.
Different birds frequent different areas, and very quickly, homeowners begin to collect birds-to name and discover new species with the use of guidebooks and internet websites. But how to attract birds? Sure, birds exist all over the world, and where there is a tree, there will probably be a bird. But birds will not stay where there is nothing useful, and a visiting bird will continue on to better places.
Bird feeder and bird house kits provide homeowners and burgeoning bird watchers with the necessary tools to truly begin attracting birds. Most of these kits provide simple step-by-step instructions for assembling and maintaining both bird houses and feeders, and some even come with their own guidebooks. With bird feeder and bird house kits, any bird watcher can begin watching more birds than ever before, since now, with such an arsenal of desirable food and rest, that bird watcher's yard will quickly become prime vacation land.
Learning and Watching
Bird feeder and bird house kits are the foundation for the hobby of bird watching. Right off the box, bird watchers will notice the differences right away. The bird houses will provide rest and safety, while the feeders, complete with different seeds, will attract hungry visitors. Many bird feeder and bird house kits include guidebooks which help bird watchers to identify birds and to identify what attracts those specific birds, a very important piece of information. Once the bird watcher feels comfortable with his or her bird feeder and bird house kits, he or she can expand his or her hobby.
Different seeds and nuts attract different birds, and while bird feeder and bird house kits will usually come with generic wild seed mixes, overtime, bird watchers will want to rearrange their feeders. Some feeders will be dedicated to certain seeds, to attract certain birds. Some seeds even require specialized feeders do to the shape of the food and the shape of the desired bird's beak.
Eventually, hummingbird feeders can be added as well, unique feeders that truly attract unique birds. Either way, bird feeder and bird house kits are the perfect foundation for a bird watching career, and they will provide years of continued use even when that beginner becomes an expert, with just a little re-arranging, creativity and extra hardware.
