Gardening is often deemed as a time demanding hobby, however in my opinion it is not only time but money, devotion and passion the green creatures along with their fellow residents need from you. For people following gardening, it is either a morning ritual or an evening cup of tea, without which their day would go incomplete. Our Gardens are what we make them for ourselves. For some they serve the purpose of a greenhouse, while for others they are a symbol of nature to which they hold personal association and take pride in decorating. Here I would discuss a practical guideline on how to keep away garden birds from your garden. We all agree that birds add life to any garden but for those gardeners who pick their food supply right out from their own backyard, garden birds pose as a constant threat.
The best way to put off garden birds is to make your garden a boring place for them. This can be done by simply not inviting them in your garden; not putting water and bird food in the garden or putting some farther away from the garden. Use of a glittering material, like disposed off CD's, aluminum pie pans or mirrors, hung over trees can also intimidate the birds from entering your garden.
Use of netting for trees is an affordable and long lasting solution to the problem. Birds do not want to be trapped inside the net so they do not dare touch your plants. Floating Row covers can be used to protect seedlings becoming bird food. They let the leaves grow to a size where birds will not eat them. Home Pets especially cats and dogs pose a serious threat for birds for obvious reasons. Birds tend to stay away from gardens with pets as they are afraid to be eaten by them. Noisy things like wind chimes have also seemed to help put away birds from entering gardens.
You can use any or a combination of the above methods to keep away birds from entering your garden. The aim is to scare away birds and not to kill them, so use each method with the right caution. Happy Gardening!