Sponsored by . . . The virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging. That Attract Wildlife Animals vary in the ways they sense their environment, but generally rely on smell, hearing and sight. A number of creatures respond to taste and touch once they enter your garden, but it's the shapes, colors, fragrances and sounds that draw them there in the first place.
Birds respond positively to communication from their own kind .
They see color and shades of gray. They also respond to shapes , especially those of predators. Many mammals have a keen sense of smell and they, too, respond to shapes and shades of gray. Insects have a well-developed olfactory system so they can detect tiny quantities of airborne chemicals at long distances. If you're creating a container garden for the first time, give some thought to the choice of container so that the material of which the pot, bowl, basket, barrel, box or tub is constructed is not releasing vapors that might be toxic.