Is there a good field guide of plants or birds I can download ebook or software?

attracting birds to a suburbanised backyard (sydney, aus)?

I have a few things needed.
1.What birds should I be looking for?
2.A suggestion on plants I should use
3. also how would I be able to increase biodiversity

even answerng one of those questions is much appreciated
- merv_dt

how do i lmake a lousiana backyard habitat?

i want to attract animals, but the bayou is accross the highway i want to attract louisiana birds and insects (not mosqitoes) tips and plants and species appreiciated
- future12vet

How should I decorate my garden?

I’ve recently moved to a lovely village, problem is I have a tiny from and back garden, well actually they are really yards, with no bare soil at all to work with. So I’m in the process of getting my hands on pots and planters, any size, to make my yards look more appealing!

I think I’m after a cottage garden, does anyone have any ideas on how to do this? And what plants to put in it? I also want to make a small part of it a vegetable plot. The back yard is quite shaded, but the front garden gets a lot of sunshine – when it shines that is!

I realise I’m limited with the lack of bare earth, but would it be possible for me to grow a small tree in a larger pot? I also want to attract wildlife, such as birds, butterflies, etc.

I have a trellis too, so if you know of any good perennial climbers that would be great.
- madbird

Problems with neighbor, any suggestions on what to do?

We live in a small town (kind of in the country) and have a very close neighbor on only one side of our property. They have well over 5 cats that they allow to roam all over our yard. They vomit and leave hair all over our lawn, kill our plants, and leave dead birds everywhere. We’ve asked the neighbors nicely many times to keep the cats away and they always respond, “We can’t control where they go” even though they have a huge fenced in section on the other side of their house.

They also have two horses and lately have been leaving huge trailers full of manure on the edge of our property line. The smell is so repulsive and has attracted millions of flies.

We can’t even go outside on our deck or yard because there are so many flies and because we’re allergic to cats. After confronting them last week they threatened to call the police on us (for what reason I have no idea), but they never did.

Any ideas what we can do about these heinous people?
We’ve actually spent well over $100 in cat repellents and none of them have done any good. Their cats actually sit right on top of it.
- Jello

butterflys and birds attracting to whitch plants?

what kindof plants are butterflys and birds attracted too????
- AllThatGlitters

Is there a way to keep grasshoppers from munching?

… on the new shoots and plants in my veggie garden ? Is there someway to encourage them to munch elsewhere ? Do they have a favourite plant to eat that I can plant elsewhere in the yard ? Or perhaps there is a kind of bird found in southern Ontario that I can try to attract to my yard to deal with them ? This may sound like a silly question, but I am against spraying any kind of chemical deterrent.
- short shrimp

I would like to know what are some good plants to plant in north carolina?

I would like color and to attract hummingbirds and other birds
and butterflies.
Please. I have a small front yard, it needs color.
- chmar11

What Should I Do With This Bird Nest?

we are re-landscaping my grandmas house and she had 2 potted ferns on the porch. They have to go beacuase they are dead but i discovered a nest inside the plants foliage and it had about 3 blue eggs with spots and 2 white eggs with spots. Now im not trying to be cruel to nature, so please dont flame me with that, but what should i do?
- [Big Steve]

How to attract humming birds? please read?

Hi , i life in central Florida or to be specific Lake County.
I want to get a few plant to attract hummingbirds. The only thing i see are the ruby throated hummers. Give me me some plants that are native to the south east or Fl that will attract them. I want to do more than a feeder

also what feeder is the best, model and company please.
- gonecrazy_fl

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