Bird Essentials

Birds need places to get out of the wind and snow to stay warm.  Shrubby growth and evergreens like junipers and pines are great at providing this cover.  It can be enhanced  by leaving your nest boxes up over the winter.  Whether they are decorative bird houses or wooden bird houses like wren or bluebird houses, they house slumber parties with the birds huddling together to stay warm. 

Be sure to position your bird feeders and baths close to the shelter you have provided for them, and you will have birds all winter long.