Garden Bird Tables and Bird Baths

Author: Steve
Bird Tables and Bird Baths can make a wonderful addition to any garden. By feeding wild birds you will attract a regular assortment of different bird species close to your home as well as occasional animal visitors such as squirrels.
Garden Bird Tables are available in an array of designs including:

• Wooden Bird Tables
• Metal Bird Tables
• Contemporary Bird Tables
• Cement Bird Tables
• Concrete Bird Tables

Each different design will fit into a different outdoor space. There are even hanging bird tables for use in trees or possibly from a balcony of a flat. In this way, even if you back yard is derelict of trees and bushes you will still be able to attract birds close by.
My personal favourite is a rustic design, usually wooden with a slate or thatched roof. Something that blends in with natural surroundings but modern designs can look equally as good in the right garden setting.
If you intend to place a bird feeding station in your garden then it can also be complimented with a range of different Bird Feeders designed to hold seeds, nuts and even suet balls.
Any bird feeding program should include a supply of water and a Bird Bath is an excellent way to provide water. Like bird tables, water baths for birds also come in many different designs suitable for most gardens.
Bird Tables or Bird Baths should be positioned far enough away from too much human activity so the wildlife can feed and bathe without disturbance. Care should also be taken to give some protection from predators such as cats. So they should not be sited too near fences or buildings where cats and squirrels can jump to them.
If you are handy at DIY then it is possible to make your own Bird Table or provide a Handmade Bird Bath to a friend as a gift.
Once you start feeding birds, please keep feeding them, especially over the winter period when wild bird food is scarce. They may take a little while to find your food, but once they have, they will rely on it and it may help increase the local population if there is a plentiful supply all year round.