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Basics of Nest Boxes and Birdhouses
You can attract wild birds outside your home by providing a nesting area - a birdhouse, a nest box, or plants. First, it helps to know the basics.
The Basics of Feeding Wildlife on your Wildlife Porch
Just like us humans, critters are drawn to places that have good food. If you are not particular and want results relatively quickly, birds and squirrels are perhaps the easiest to attract to your wildlife porch, patio, deck, or balcony. You can also attract other wildlife like friendly bees and butterflies.
Attracting Helpful Bats Good for the Environment, You, and the Bats
Attracting bats via bat houses can be beneficial for you, the bats, and the environment, despite urban legend.
4 Ways to Connect With Butterflies and Butterfly Lovers
Get involved with helping butterflies survive. Participate in a butterfly count in your region, take a vacation and count, or join a program to help monarchs on their way.
Provide a Bat House to Attract Helpful Bats
Bats can be helpful to you and the environment and can provide harmless entertainment. Learn how to attract them with a bat house or two.
Why Not Squirrels?
If you're thinking about attracting squirrels to your wildlife porch, you may want to consider the possible impacts on your pets, plants, home, and wild bird feeding, your neighbors, and laws and regulations.
How to Attract Wild Birds to Your Porch, Patio, or Balcony
Thousands of people across the country yearn to see colorful, entertaining wild birds flitting outside their doors but are limited by some combination of time, space, and money. If you want, you can take some simple steps to attract birds to your small outdoor area easily and inexpensively.
Want to save money on birdseed? Try my friends at eBirdseed.com. They offer free shipping, quality products, and, in certain cases, a lower price than your local retailer.
About the Blog
Purpose
The Wildlife Porch provides articles, reviews, and links to products, merchants, and websites to help you attract wild birds, butterflies, bees, squirrels and more to your small outdoor area or backyard.
About The Author
My name is Cindy Rae. I'm an avid wildlife watcher, a professional engineer, and, now, a blogger about wildlife and other topics. Although my history with computers and software goes back a long ways, my fascination with wild birds, bees, and butterflies goes back even farther.
