Imagine the sight of brilliant yellow finches, red cardinals,
azure blue jays and orange orioles fluttering here and there in
your backyard. Picture them eating, bathing, singing, and
raising their young all within a few feet, on the other side of
your windows or on the edge of your patio. It can happen. Anyone
can invite wild birds to their backyard, regardless of where
they live or how large or small their property. Even people with
no more than a balcony or a window ledge can have wild birds in
their daily lives. The three essential ingredients required to
sustain wild birds, indeed all life on earth, are food, water
and cover. If you can provide the right types of their survival
necessities, in the right places at the right times, you will
have maximum numbers and varieties of wild birds to enjoy every
day of your life. These three essential ingredients can be
miniaturized and located on balconies and windows and
windowsills, to achieve the same positive effects on wild birds.