Bring Birds to Your Backyard

Collecting birds in your back yard is easy with the right accessories. Birdhouses and birdfeeders are a great way to attract birds, but there are lots of great benefits to offering an entire aviary apartment. For one, you're providing protective shelter to a bird who may also have some babies to protect and feed. Additionally, birds songs can be very pleasant and relaxing to hear.

If you plan on also offering food for birds, then give them reason to stick around. Since birds are migratory, they often cannot locate appropriate food sources, so your offering of seed is just the thing they've been looking for!

Here are some ideas to get you started.
From top, clockwise: The simple ceramic Birdball Birdhouse is perfect in its simplicity (birds aren't all that picky about design), $49, Green and Blue; Facets are a big trend, and the Geo-birdhouse by Kelly Lamb makes great use of the triangles and circles in one, $95, Areaware; A pricey, but timeless option is this Lantern Bird House by Jonathan Adler, $150; This vintage birdhouse with antique glass knobs is such a cute home -- perfect for your English garden, by Etsy seller DoorCountryWoodworks, $40.



From top left, clockwise: This lovely Gazebo feeder will blend in nicely with your foliage, $41, Birdfeedersontheweb; Popoutz feeders are the easy birdfeeder solution for just about anyone, prices vary, Popoutz; For mid-century modern fans, the Perch Birdfeeder is the perfect housewarming gift, $88, Perch!; Feeding birds feel even better when you recycle, like this Repurposed street lights, $50, from Etsy seller redyellowandblueink; The uber-modern Droog Design birdhouse by Marcel Wanders is a perfect addition to an ultramodern patio, $100, Unica Home.