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Landscaping for Wildlife

Learn about the biology, behavior, and food preferences of birds, and discover how to create an inviting habitat for them in your own backyard. Explore the elements of bird landscaping, including food, cover, and water, and discover the common bird species found in Florida. Get tips on using native plants, attracting insects, and setting up bird feeders and birdbaths. Create a vibrant wildlife-friendly ecosystem in your own backyard and enjoy the beauty and sounds of birds.

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Landscaping for Wildlife

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  1. Landscaping for Wildlife Attracting Birds to Your Backyard Photo by Mark Hostetler

  2. Landscaping for Birds • Biology and Behavior • What do birds eat? • Life History • Migration • Elements of Bird Landscaping • Food • Cover • Water • Common Florida Birds

  3. Cedar Waxwing • Insectivores • Frugivores • Grainivore What do birds eat?

  4. Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photo by Paul Conover American Kestrel • Nectivores • Carnivores What do birds eat?

  5. Egg • Juvenile • Adult Photo by Joe Schaefer Life History

  6. Migration • The movement of birds from one region to another • Migration follows weather changes

  7. Winter Residents Cedar Waxwing

  8. Summer Residents Photo by Paul Conover Ruby-throated Hummingbird

  9. Birds that pass through Florida Photo by Dan Sudia, American Redstart Photo by Dan Sudia, Rose-breasted Grosbeak

  10. Year-round Residents

  11. Attracting Birds to your Yard Photo by Anamari Mena

  12. Three Important Elements to Landscaping for Birds • FOOD • COVER • WATER Photo by Mark Hostetler

  13. Photo by Joe Schaefer Photo by Anamari Mena FOOD Photo by Joe Schaefer Photo by Anamari Mena

  14. Food Resources for Birds • Native plants • Insects • Seed types • Suet mixes • Bird feeders

  15. Southern red cedar, D. Bryan Red bay, Joe Schaefer Sea Grape, Tim McCabe Dahoon holly, Joe Schaefer Southern Magnolia, Joe Schaefer Native Florida Plants

  16. Dogwood Trumpet vine Wild Grape Virginia creeper American beautyberry Pokeweed More Native Florida PlantsPhotos by Joe Schaefer

  17. Photo by Joe Schaefer Photo by Joe Schaefer, Gulf Fritillary Photo by Joe Schaefer, Zebra Long Wing www.flwildflowers.com www.flwildflowers.com Insects

  18. Photo by Michele Dunbar Seed Types Safflower Mixed Seed Cracked Corn Thistle Red Milo White Millet Black-oil Sunflower House Finch & Sunflower

  19. Seed Cakes & Suet • Variety of foods mixed into melted fat • Hanging Suet baskets • Commercial suet cakes • Make your own peanut • butter seed cakes Photo by Michele Dunbar

  20. Common Bird Feeders • Platform feeders • Stationary feeders • Hanging feeders • Hummingbird feeders

  21. Platform Feeders • A flat sturdy surface that simulates the ground • Platforms should be porous to allow for water drainage Photo by

  22. Stationary Feeders • Provide stable feeding station for birds to land on Photos by Anamari Mena

  23. Hanging Feeders • Tube Feeders • Seed Hoppers Photo by Joe Schaefer Photo by Anamari Mena

  24. Hummingbird Feeders Photos by Joe Schafer • Feeding solution should be made of four parts • water to one part white granulated sugar

  25. COVER Photo by Joe Schaefer Photo by Joe Schaefer

  26. Types of Cover • Native vegetation • Brush piles • Snags • Nest boxes

  27. Native Vegetation Photo by Mark Hostetler • Varying levels and densities is important

  28. Standing dead trees • Provide cover • Start with a solid base of cement blocks • Provide for nesting and • foraging • Pile on your trimmings • Leave dead trees or plant snags in your yard Photo by Mark Hostetler Photo by Joe Schaefer Brush Piles and Snags

  29. Nest Boxes • Build your own nest box • Use cedar, fir, pine, redwood & galvanized nails Photo by Joe Schafer • Size of nest box & • entrance hole are • most important Photo by Joe Schafer • Purple Martin House Photo by Anamari Mena

  30. WATER Photos by Joe Schafer

  31. Sources of Water • Birdbaths • Ponds • Attracting birds with water

  32. Birdbaths • Shallow with gently sloping sides • Surface should be rough and textured Photo by Joe Schafer

  33. Building A Pond • Decide on the size and location • Dig out & line your • pond with plastic Photos by Joe Schafer • Fill with water and • decorations

  34. Attracting Birds With the Sound of Water • The sound of dripping water attracts birds Photo by Mark Hostetler Photo by Anamari Mena • Dripping Spout • Hanging Container

  35. Common Bird Species Found in Backyard Habitats Photo by Joe Schaefer

  36. The Northern Mockingbird(Mimuspolyglottos) • Description: Gray with white wing & tail patches • Range: Year-round throughout Florida • This is our State bird Photo by George Jameson

  37. The Northern Mockingbird(Mimuspolyglottos) • Attracting: native plants • Feeding: insects and fruit • Nesting: cup nest of twigs, leaves, & grass built in low shrub • Eggs: blue or green with red speckles Photo by Deanna Dawson

  38. Female: brown, with steaks of red on crest wing, tail & orange bill Male: bright red with crest, black face, stout red bill Northern Cardinal(Cardinaliscardinalis) • Description: • Range: Year-round throughout Florida Photos by Dan Sudia

  39. Northern Cardinal(Cardinaliscardinalis) • Feeding: seed, fruit, insects • Attracting: corn, nuts, sunflower seeds • Nesting: tall shrubs to small trees bowl-shaped, twigs, bark, grass, hair • Eggs: pale green, spotted red-brown Photo by Dan Sudia Photo by Fed Fallon

  40. Female: metallic green above, whitish beneath Male: bright red throat patch & black chin Photo by Pat Lynch Photo by Paul Conover Ruby-throated Hummingbird(Archiloctiuscolubris) • Description: 3-4 in. long; beat wings 80 times • per second & fly backwards! • Range:

  41. Ruby-throated Hummingbird(Archiloctiuscolubris) • Attracting: native plants, feeders • Feeding: nectar, insects • Nesting: tiny cup of soft plant material, spider web, lichen • Eggs: tiny and white Photo by Pat Lynch

  42. Purple Martin(Prognesubis) • Description: • Range: Female: dull gray/blue above, grayish below Male: glossy purple-blue Photo by Marshall Iliff

  43. Purple Martin(Prognesubis) • Feeding: insects • Attracting: martin houses • Nesting: human-made houses; grass, leaves, mud feathers, twigs • Eggs: white Photo by Anamari Mena

  44. Male: red crown & nape Female: red nape Photo by Fed Fallon Photo by Fed Fallon Red-bellied Woodpecker(Melanerpescarolinus) • Description: barred black/white back; pale reddish patch below • Range: year-round Florida residents

  45. Red-bellied Woodpecker(Melanerpescarolinus) • Attracting: snags, commercial seed, suet baskets • Feeding: insects, seed, fruits • Nesting: snags, nest boxes • Eggs: white Photo by Fred Fallon

  46. Yellow-rumped Warbler(Dendroicacoronata) • Range: Winter residents in Florida; duller plumage in winter • Description: distinctive yellow rump and white tail patches Photo by Dan Sudia

  47. Yellow-rumped Warbler(Dendroicacoronata) • Feeding: insects, fruit • Attracting: brush piles, shrubs • Nesting: twigs, grass, rootlets, hair • Eggs: white with brown blotches Photo by Dan Sudia

  48. American Kestrel(Falcosparverius) • Description: rusty tail and back; black tail bands, two black face stripes • Range: year-round throughout Florida Male: slate blue wings Female: wings rusty, thin black tail bands Photo by Davis Menke

  49. American Kestrel(Falcosparverius) • Attracting: snags, nest boxes • Feeding: insects, rodents, reptiles, frogs • Nesting: cavity-nester • Eggs: white or pinkish Photo by Dan Sudia

  50. Carolina Wren(Thryothorusludovicianus) • Description: reddish-brown above and buff below; distinct white eyebrow • Range: found year-round throughout Florida Photo by Dan Sudia

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