Natural Insect Control With Birds

By Ron Spomer
Published on July 1, 1980
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A sharp-eyed blackbird on sentry duty.
A sharp-eyed blackbird on sentry duty.
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A woodpecker hollows out its new home.
A woodpecker hollows out its new home.
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Diagram shows materials and method for making a coffee can bird feeder.
Diagram shows materials and method for making a coffee can bird feeder.
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A flicker moves into its seasonal home.
A flicker moves into its seasonal home.
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A bird feeder made from a log with hollows.
A bird feeder made from a log with hollows.
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Natural nesting boxes provide good shelter.
Natural nesting boxes provide good shelter.
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Diagram shows method and materials for making a bird feeder from two coconut halves.
Diagram shows method and materials for making a bird feeder from two coconut halves.
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Suet bag feeders will attract hungry birds. A woodpecker hollows out its new home.
Suet bag feeders will attract hungry birds. A woodpecker hollows out its new home.
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A horned lark feeds bugs to its young.
A horned lark feeds bugs to its young.
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This male bluebird's nest is in a live evergreen, but these birds also like rough pine boxes.
This male bluebird's nest is in a live evergreen, but these birds also like rough pine boxes.
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Neat and cozy: a natural avian nursery.
Neat and cozy: a natural avian nursery.
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Mama chickadee serves up a wormy meal
Mama chickadee serves up a wormy meal

During the midsummer months, most gardeners find that the
struggle to protect their gardens from grasshoppers,
aphids, and the like rapidly escalates into full-scale war!

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