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20 Proven Tips to Attract Colorful Birds to Your Garden

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Hummingbird with pink bloom in forest habitat. Image via Depositphotos.

1. Plant Native Species

Cardinal
A male northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) at the bird viewing blind in Abilene State Park, Texas. Image via Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

2. Provide a Fresh Water Source

Western blue bird
Male bluebird (Sialia mexicana) in close-up. Image via Blalonde, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

3. Use Various Bird Feeders

Red wing black bird in his area
Territorial red winged black bird. Image via Mathieu Landretti, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

4. Grow Berry-Producing Shrubs

Rufous Tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Tailed Hummingbird hovering close to a birdfeeder. Image by bberry via Depositphotos

5. Include Flowering Plants

ruby throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Image by Cavan via Depositphotos

6. Create Nesting Sites

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Hummingbird with pink bloom in forest habitat. Green Violet-ear, Colibri thalassinus, flying in the nature tropical wood habitat, red flower, Tapanti NP, Costa Rica. Wildlife scene from jungle. Image via Depositphotos

7. Avoid Using Pesticides

bee hummingbird
Bee hummingbird. Ekaterina Chernetsova (Papchinskaya) from Saint-Petersburg, Russia, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

8. Offer Nesting Materials

Mountain Bluebird. Image via depositphotos.

9. Install Birdhouses

Black drongo or Dicrurus macrocercus is a black bird which is sitting on a branch with nice blur background. Image via depositphotos.

10. Use Brightly Colored Feeders

Brown snake eagle, Circaetus cinereus, brown and black bird of prey in the nature habitat, sitting on the branch, Kruger NP, South Africa. Wildlife scene from nature. Image via depositphotos.

11. Design a Diverse Habitat

bee hummingbird
Bee hummingbird. Ekaterina Chernetsova (Papchinskaya) from Saint-Petersburg, Russia, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

12. Plant Evergreen Trees

Male Annas Hummingbird (Calypte anna) in flight with a green background. Image via depositphotos.

13. Provide Nectar for Hummingbirds

Ruby-throated hummingbird in the garden Image by bolina via Depositphotos

14. Include Grasses and Seed-Bearing Plants

Eastern Bluebird
Male Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) in flight Image by PantherMediaSeller via Depositphotos.

15. Create Brush Piles

American robin,Turdus migratorius is a migratory songbird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae. Image via Depositphotos.

16. Add a Dripper or Mister

Evening Grosbeak
Evening Grosbeak. Image by AlainAudet via Pixabay

17. Maintain Clean Feeding Areas

Robin
Robin. Image by JillWellington via Pixabay

18. Supply Winter Food Sources

dove
Dove. Image by Grey85 via Pixabay

19. Keep Pets Under Control

southern birdwing
The southern birdwing butterfly, also known as the Sahyadri birdwing. Image by smithore via Depositphotos.

20. Be Patient and Observant

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Birds. Image via Unsplash
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