World_of_Animals_Issue_46_2017
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Gardening gone wild<br />
How to<br />
attract birds<br />
Build it and you can be sure<br />
that avian visitors will come<br />
Hang bird feeders<br />
in open spaces<br />
Provide a birdbath<br />
Place nest boxes<br />
around your garden<br />
Leave out nesting<br />
materials like wool<br />
or pet hair<br />
Plant trees with<br />
fruits or berries<br />
Nest box<br />
size guide<br />
The size <strong>of</strong> the entrance hole in<br />
your nest box will determine<br />
the birds able to use it. To<br />
attract a variety <strong>of</strong> bird species,<br />
use this size guide.<br />
25mm: blue tits, coal tits,<br />
marsh tits<br />
28mm: great tits, tree<br />
sparrows, pied flycatchers<br />
32mm: sparrows, nuthatches<br />
45mm: starlings<br />
© NaturePL/Stephen Dalton<br />
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