If you are thinking of taking up some hobby to help you relive your daily stress, bird watching can be an interesting hobby to pursue. When you are a beginner you may need a beginner’s bird watching guide.
Some tips for beginners in bird watching:
- Begin with the common garden species, like sparrows and parrots to help you learn the techniques of bird watching. You will then begin to understand how difficult it is to see the winged wonder on one of the branches and be still.
- Go on small tracks in the near by forests or hills and try to spot some wild birds. You may not be able to recognise the birds in the beginning, but you could keep the feature in mind and come home and read up on that bird.
- Listen to some common wild bird calls, most are available online and this will help you a lot in identifying the bird.
- Learn the natural habitats of the birds along with their migratory habits.
Now let us see how to attract more and more wild birds in your backyard gardens:
Ø Select the correct bird feed; most bird feeds contain junk seeds which the bird will toss away. Some native plants will also act as bird foods.
Ø Bird baths and fountains- birds love the sound of running water and this also encourages breeding. The bird baths must be kept clean by changing the water everyday and scrubbing it clean once a week.
Ø Making bird houses and shelters - these will attract the birds and also help in entertaining kids. The boxes will be used by birds for nesting and laying eggs.
There are many bird parks in Australia, with Sydney bird parks topping the list. In the world there are about 10000 bird species out of these 700 are found in Australia. Bird adaptation parks in Sydney are worth a visit with number of birds both native and migratory birds. Melbourne and wildlife blue bird houses is a term used in connection with the great blue heron long necked and lanky found in the Melbourne bird sanctuary.