How To Garden To Attract Birds: Bird Watchers Guide

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Ashley is a soil scientist who has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan. After years of working in agriculture R&D she has decided to take on teaching gardeners using science.

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In Canada, gardening for birds is a wonderful way to help the area’s wildlife while also enhancing your outdoor environment. A bird-friendly garden may be made that is both attractive to birds and advantageous to the local environment by using a few straightforward gardening techniques. Birds are drawn to a wide range of various plants and gardening techniques.

Selecting Canadian native plants that are known to draw birds is the first step in gardening for birds. Several instances include:

• Sunflowers are tall, colourful flowers that produce tasty seeds that many birds like eating.
• Black-eyed Susans: Many different species of birds enjoy these cheery yellow flowers.
• Serviceberry: A variety of birds enjoy the berries that these little bushes and shrubs provide.

It’s crucial to choose plants that are friendly to birds and to supply them with additional food sources, such as bird feeders and bird baths.

Native Trees & Predatory Shelter

In addition, the Canadian Wildlife Service advises using native trees and bushes, bird homes, and other natural elements to create nesting locations for birds that are also predator-proof.

It is advised to use fewer pesticides and, whenever possible, organic pest control techniques to safeguard birds.

Sanctuary Through Bird Houses, Feeders & Nesting Locals

According to the Canadian Wildlife Service, you may also create a sanctuary for birds in your garden that will be appreciated by you and the surrounding wildlife by establishing a diverse habitat, which can include a range of plants and buildings like birdhouses, bird feeders, and nesting locations.

In conclusion, you may design a bird-friendly garden in Canada that will draw a variety of birds and improve the local environment by utilizing native plants and offering food, shelter, and nesting grounds.

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/canadian-wildlife-service.html is a good resource.