Backyard Bird Sanctuary

A local couple has turned their back yard into a wildlife/bird sanctuary. See their weblink here: Creativebirding.com
Mr. Lewis explained that the way to attract birds to your yard includes doing the following things:
-work with nature
-no spraying chemicals
-use natural materials to attract insects (which birds eat)
-focus on planting mostly local species of native plants
-provide a water source with perches and cover plants to help birds avoid predators
-it only takes a 10'x10' space to make your own nature preserve-this book shows you how: Nature's best hope by Douglas Tallamy

13:20 pictures from back deck of house when Go Pro battery failed.
https://herbsbirds.smugmug.com/CreativeBirding (pictures of birds at this location)