Attracting Wildlife

Wildlife can be attracted to your landscape by including a variety of plants specific to the type of wild life you are wanting to entice.  For example, there are a number of specific plants that can be added to your landscape that attract butterflies and certain species of birds.  Providing flowering plants, shrubs and trees for nesting and food can also attract certain types of birds.

Of course, adding bird feeders, fountains, pools, watering stations, and bird houses can attract not only birds but squirrels. Limiting your bird feed to safflower and thistle seeds will attract a wide variety of local birds, but will "generally" keep squirrels away because "most" squirrels are not fond of such seeds.  You might also consider adding corn feeders and special features to attract and keep the squirrels entertained.

If you are wanting to attract other types of wild life, explore their feeding habits and provide foods and other things that might attract them.  For example, deer love to graze in grassy meadows, munch on fruit from fruit tree, and some are even attracted to salt blocks generally put our for cattle.

Loretta

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