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To successfully attract birds a plant must possess certain require-ments such as ability to produce a quantity of edible fruit, to affordshelter from the extreme heat of bright sunny days, shelter from wind, and to provide sufficient seclusion so that certain types of birds maybe protected from the view of persons. On another page there is alist of plants which are used during the growing season to attract birdsand to keep them away from the fruits in the garden, particularly theberries. In fact, many farmers, as well as the owners of ornamentalplantings, have found that cultivated fruits are greatly protected fromdamage if wild fruit is plentiful in that special locality, and that theyare subject to much damage where wild fruit is scarce. An interestingpoint in the discussion of plants used for attracting birds is the factthat many birds feed upon fleshy fruits in order to obtain the waterwhich they contain. Therefore the presence of bird baths on homegrounds, where cultivated fruits require protection, will often keepmany of the birds away from the fruit. |
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