Cooking Thinking Place Backyard Art Travel Lightly Chickens, Etc. Create Wildlife Habitats Page 1 of 1 Creating habitats in your backyard is a great way to invite birds, butterflies, and other wildlife into your landscape. In the spring, your existing trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants that provide fruits or seeds throughout the year are a creature's best source of food. Of course, the more variety you can add, the better.
Feeders are especially good for fall.
Sunflower seeds, millet , suet, and syrup feeders are some of your best bets. Water Wildlife needs water to drink, to bathe, and to survive. A small birdbath will attract drinkers and bathers. Or think about constructing a simple pond which will hold fish and support plants, in addition to attracting insects and frogs. In the fall, it is especially important to keep any water sources clear of leaves and other debris.