Ways to Attract Wildlife Most birds have set habits, which include where they live, what they eat and the cover they need. Most will look for places where they feel safe and can easily escape from predators, that provide cover from the weather, and where food and water are available. Keep these factors in mind when placing feeders around your yard. You can attract birds to your home, and in the process help them out, by installing feeders in your yard. Some of the ways you can help birds meet their needs depends on the type of feeders you use.
Birds usually feed in four types of areas - ground, tabletop, hanging and tree trunk.
The foods most birds like to eat include black oil sunflower seeds, gray-striped sunflower seeds, white proso millet, thistle seed and beef suet. Deer often come into urban areas in search of food. Many of these communities used to be their home range and they still frequent them. In addition, raccoons, skunks, porcupines and moose are frequently seen in urban areas. Cougars also have been known to come into cities.