Synopses & Reviews
Bird lovers learn what specific bird families like best and how to entice their favorites to the backyard in this newest guide from the author of
The Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible.
What should a birder do if he likes bluebirds and wrens but is not all that interested in woodpeckers and starlings? Bird-by-Bird Gardening takes the chance and happenstance out of backyard birding. Readers learn what design features and edible treats will tempt particular bird families so their birdbaths and feeders will be overflowing with visitors of their choice.
Bird-by-Bird Gardening shows readers how to lure their preferred species with bird-friendly features such as water, shrub cover, nesting plants, and feeders; includes 19 garden designs for attracting specific bird families; and provides water projects and feeder recipes for each bird family
With this book to guide them, bird lovers will soon have their favorite birds lingering longer in the backyard — and revisiting year after year.
Synopsis
Bird lovers learn how to entice their favorites to the backyard in this newest guide from the author of The Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible. This resource shows how to lure the preferred species with water, shrub cover, nesting plants, and feeders. Includes 19 garden designs.
Synopsis
In a book that she considers her lifes work, veteran gardener and naturalist Sally Roth takes the chance and happenstance out of backyard birding. Readers learn what design features and edible treats will tempt particular bird families so that their birdbaths and feeders will be overflowing with the visitors of their choice. Bird-by-Bird Gardening includes nineteen garden designs for attracting specific bird families—such as hummingbirds, nuthatches, swallows, thrushes, or wrens—as well as water projects and feeder recipes for each bird family. With Rodale's best-selling bird author to guide them, bird lovers will soon have their favorite birds lingering longer in the backyard—and revisiting year after year.
About the Author
SALLY ROTH is a lifelong gardener and naturalist and the author of The Backyard Bird Feeders Bible, Attracting Birds to Your Backyard, and other books about birding, nature, and gardening. She is a lively public speaker who has been featured at venues big and small, and has written for most major gardening magazines. She currently resides in New Harmony, Indiana.