Birds.

Attract birds to your garden by creating nest boxes, roosts, birdhouses, dovecotes, tables, feeding stations and birdbaths, together with a guide to feeding.

Attract birds to your garden by creating nest boxes, roosts, birdhouses, dovecotes, tables, feeding stations and birdbaths.

The presence of birds in the garden is a wonderful sight and great pleasure can be gained from learning how to recognize regular visitors and become familiar with their habits. For the birds, gardens are necessary for their survival as former areas of natural habitat are being taken over and sometimes, disappearing altogether. It is not difficult to make your garden an attractive and birdfriendly environment. Whether you decide to create a traditional, hand-painted bird box or opt for a different approach by turning an old boot into a birdhouse, this book will certainly provide you with plenty of beautiful and practical ideas.

Making birdhouses and feeders is a rewarding hobby that appeals to the bird lover and the woodworker alike. These eleven birdhouse and feeder projects will enhance any garden and provide an ideal way to entice birds closer to the home. Woodworking experts Alan and Gill Bridgewater worked with professional ornithologist Stephen Moss to produce these designs that are easy to build, attractive and functional. They also include: * information on the feeding and nesting habits of birds * advice on the proper siting of a birdhouse or feeder to best attract birds * basic woodworking techniques, tools and materials lists * a variety of designs from a natural log titmouse box to a Japanese bird bath and a folk art bird feeder Photographs, detailed assembly diagrams and step-by-step instructions make the projects accessible to anyone, from the novice to the experienced woodworker. Alan and Gill Bridgewater have gained an international reputation as producers of woodworking books on diverse subjects. They have written more than 40 highly successful books to date, including Building Shelves in a Weekend and Making Wooden Mechanical Models. Stephen Moss has been a birdwatcher all his life. A journalist and broadcaster, he has written several books and contributes regularly to Birdwatch magazine.

"Delightful color gallery of bird structures that are truly works of art!"--Country Decorating Ideas. "Complete plans and detailed instructions for building fascinating bird feeders, birdhouses and bird baths...range from the practical to the outrageous. In addition, there is advice on feeding, mounting, siting...and preventing predators."--Women's Circle.