Bird Haven for Earth Day
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to identify and appreciate the simple things in life. A few weeks ago, I was reading in my study, when I noticed that the songbirds are back. I am delighted they have returned to my garden, and realized how much I truly missed them during the cold "winter" months. As our community grows birds are losing their natural habitat. Therefore, I have begun making plans to create a backyard haven for birds and butterflies. Below are a few of the books that I found helpful.
The Bird Lover's Garen: Creating a Backyard Haven for Songbirds and Hummingbirds by Margaret MacAvoy
Attracting birds to southern gardens by Thomas Pope
by Donald and Lillian Stokes
Stokes bird gardening book : the complete guide to creating a bird-friendly habitat in your backyard
by Donald and Lillian Stokes
by George H Harrison
Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas coast by Ted L. Eubanks Jr.
Birds of Houston by B.C. Robison
Birder's guide to Texas by Edward A. Kutac
April 22, 2010 will be the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. I would like to urge families to celebrate by creating a backyard haven for birds. In future blogs, I will be discussing other ways we can help the earth by the choices we make.
P.s. I took the photograph (top of page) at Grand Lake, Colorado. If anyone knows what type of bird it is please add a comment below. Thanks.
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