A very timely tip! With Spring just around the corner it's time to start thinking of planting ... so why not include a few shrubs and plants for the birds. I think water is probably the #1 attractant of our feathered friends so a birdbath or even a small saucer of water will welcome songbirds to the garden!

Love the birdies! They do good jobs for us.

Thanks Lin and Ann.

I've already been doing all that for years!

Great tip!

Water, bird feeders and plants that provide food also. I'm sure that some birds have survived these drought years because of those things.

Yep, they need shrubs/trees for nesting, roosting and hiding from predators, and although they do eat bugs they also need berry/fruit producing plants for food too. And, water for drinking and bathing.

Birds and Gardens just go together!

I try my best to provide for the wild birdies. Too, if you're lucky, you may see a rarity in your yard. Over the last couple of weeks I've been visited by a pair of Dark Eyed Juncos visiting from Utah. Not normally found in Metro Phoenix from what I understand. They were bathing in the birdbath and hanging out in the Key Lime.

That's wonderful Susie, I love the Juncos, they are regular visitors to my yard from spring through fall, although at times we have had them here all winter. In spring they have such a sweet song, I love listening to them.

Love the robin photo Margaret ! As you know I put in the Pyracantha last year for the Mockingbird !

Thank you Linda!! Keep up the good work by adding lots more shrubs for the birdies!!

I do this all the time, and in winter I feed them every day,and give clean water.

kareoke said:I do this all the time, and in winter I feed them every day,and give clean water.

We do have some shrubs...and if the sprinklers are on nearby, the birds will go to them to enjoy the water. Rain can get almost nonexistant in summer with the drought. During the heat of summer then, any containers of water for wildlife will be highly in demand, and even filling them twice a day isn't enough sometimes. Right now, there's a slow drizzle outside...

Linda that's great that your getting drizzle, I bet the birds and animals appreciate it too!!

I have been using the tip about putting dog hair in netting. I am amazed how fast it disappears.
for drizzle!!!