Attracting Local Wildlife to Your Backyard Can Be Rewarding in Ways That You May Not Have Imagined!
Wildlife watching can provide relaxing entertainment for both young and old alike, a quality of time that is often lacking in today's fast paced lifestyle.
Time spent in a quiet backyard, filled with only the happy chatter and song of wild birds is a great way to forget all about the hassle of daily life and schedules and leave the stress of work and school behind while enjoying a quiet conversation.
Children can also learn valuable lessons from observing the habits and movements of wildlife, along with the yearly and/or year-round activity that occurs in nature, while spending quality time together with family and friends.
They may even forget about their cell phone or iPod for a few moments of the day and enjoy a conversation or two with you! This activity can also be a great way to get your family out of the house for fresh air and exercise, as you build or install elements to encourage wild life to visit.
For instance, perhaps your children would like to encourage Bluebirds to nest in your backyard by adding a Bluebird House, so that they can watch the birds lay eggs that hatch and grow into beautiful birds that in turn, join their parents in fluttering about the yard.
Maybe you have an interest in helping your local bat population to thrive in a safer area of your property than your attic or barn, by adding Bat Houses.
You may enjoy watching beautiful Orioles sip nectar from an Oriole Feeder or Hummingbirds zipping around the yard from feeder to feeder looking for the sweetest treat.
Many hours of relaxing family entertainment and exercise can be provided with a few family projects aimed at attracting wildlife to join you in your backyard! Along with the entertainment value of encouraging wildlife to your backyard, working relationships with wildlife can be rewarding for everyone involved, including the wildlife.
For instance, encouraging Owls to live in your backyard can reduce the amount of rodents around your property, while providing these beautiful, mysterious, nocturnal creatures with a safe, secure home.
Housing bats on your premises will reduce the number of insect pests that bite and sting, along with helping to save fruit and vegetable crops from being devoured by swarms of gnats, flies and other pests.
Most types of birds also eat insects, so having them around helps to provide better control of these tiny pests.
Hummingbirds who come to your yard or garden for the sweet nectar you provide in a feeder will also visit flowers and fruit blossoms as they buzz about the area, providing pollination for many types of flora and fauna around your lawn or garden.
While these beautiful creatures are also fun to watch, you will be helping to sustain local wildlife throughout the winter by providing food for them to eat.
Regardless of the types of wildlife you decide to attract to your backyard, or reasons for doing so, you and your family are sure to enjoy hours of entertainment together, connecting with nature!
Time spent in a quiet backyard, filled with only the happy chatter and song of wild birds is a great way to forget all about the hassle of daily life and schedules and leave the stress of work and school behind while enjoying a quiet conversation.
Children can also learn valuable lessons from observing the habits and movements of wildlife, along with the yearly and/or year-round activity that occurs in nature, while spending quality time together with family and friends.
They may even forget about their cell phone or iPod for a few moments of the day and enjoy a conversation or two with you! This activity can also be a great way to get your family out of the house for fresh air and exercise, as you build or install elements to encourage wild life to visit.
For instance, perhaps your children would like to encourage Bluebirds to nest in your backyard by adding a Bluebird House, so that they can watch the birds lay eggs that hatch and grow into beautiful birds that in turn, join their parents in fluttering about the yard.
Maybe you have an interest in helping your local bat population to thrive in a safer area of your property than your attic or barn, by adding Bat Houses.
You may enjoy watching beautiful Orioles sip nectar from an Oriole Feeder or Hummingbirds zipping around the yard from feeder to feeder looking for the sweetest treat.
Many hours of relaxing family entertainment and exercise can be provided with a few family projects aimed at attracting wildlife to join you in your backyard! Along with the entertainment value of encouraging wildlife to your backyard, working relationships with wildlife can be rewarding for everyone involved, including the wildlife.
For instance, encouraging Owls to live in your backyard can reduce the amount of rodents around your property, while providing these beautiful, mysterious, nocturnal creatures with a safe, secure home.
Housing bats on your premises will reduce the number of insect pests that bite and sting, along with helping to save fruit and vegetable crops from being devoured by swarms of gnats, flies and other pests.
Most types of birds also eat insects, so having them around helps to provide better control of these tiny pests.
Hummingbirds who come to your yard or garden for the sweet nectar you provide in a feeder will also visit flowers and fruit blossoms as they buzz about the area, providing pollination for many types of flora and fauna around your lawn or garden.
While these beautiful creatures are also fun to watch, you will be helping to sustain local wildlife throughout the winter by providing food for them to eat.
Regardless of the types of wildlife you decide to attract to your backyard, or reasons for doing so, you and your family are sure to enjoy hours of entertainment together, connecting with nature!
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