Easy ways to attract more wildlife to your yard?

[brinxy29]

We have a decent amount of wildlife around here. I would like more of it though. I started putting out hummingbird feeders this last summer and it has been a treat to watch them. My cat absolutely loves to sit in the window and watch them buzz and zip around. I would like to get more animals coming closer to my home, especially to keep insect populations in check. What are some easy (and cheap) ways to encourage this? 

[ZandraJoi]

On 10/8/2023 at 11:27 AM, brinxy29 said:

We have a decent amount of wildlife around here. I would like more of it though. I started putting out hummingbird feeders this last summer and it has been a treat to watch them. My cat absolutely loves to sit in the window and watch them buzz and zip around. I would like to get more animals coming closer to my home, especially to keep insect populations in check. What are some easy (and cheap) ways to encourage this? 

What is best is to work with not against nature. See what is in your area & plant native plants, flowers, trees that you know the birds & wildlife will enjoy & use. We have hummingbird feeders, bird feeders, bird houses, bat houses. It also depends on where one lives & if there are rules. We live rural, on wooded acreage. So we are not confined to a small apartment & limited.

Where do you live? Do you have many trees nearby? What about neighbors that would be bothered by more wildlife traffic?

[Uncrowned Guard]

Native plants are a huge perk.  We have a lot of fruit trees and berry bushes, so animals are quite common.  We also have bird feeders out to try and distract the birds from the berries.