their diet from your feeders while also providing you hours of peaceful entertainment . Add a few bright and colorful nectar feeders for hummingbirds as well , then sit back and relax as you look for and listen to the signs of nature .
Look for parent birds and their tagalong babies to visit feeders and bird baths . Seek out the owners of the melodic songs and chirps from feathered neighbors . Marvel at the bright yellows of goldfinches , deep reds of the house finches and sweet raspberries of the purple finches as summer brings out their brighter colors . Discover the owners of the woodpecker ’ s rat-a-tat against the trees , and enjoy the antics of the little chickadee .
Open up the viewing panel of a bird house and discover the growing family . Watch as parent birds fly to and fro , then take note as hatchlings become fledglings and try their first flights , all in your backyard .
Provide fresh water in a bird bath
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for drinking and bathing , and discover even more bird species that may not frequent bird feeders .
See if all of this doesn ’ t drop a few blood pressure points !
It ’ s these sights and sounds of nature that allow us to begin to relax and decompress without having to travel to anywhere more than just our own yards … and that ’ s a pretty great setting to look forward to every day .
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