Bird Feeders

Sometime after we first moved into our house, I realized I needed a bird feeder in the backyard. I wanted to be able to look out my living room window & watch the birds. My husband made a small garden out there & I knew it would be a good place for a bird feeder. Well, my hubby got me a nice one with an iron hook (that stakes into the ground) to hang it on for an anniversary gift (I think -or maybe it was my birthday -shame on me for forgetting!). I wanted a good one that wouldn't get easily destroyed because I had had cheap plastic ones that never lasted. This was a nice glass "Droll Yankee"one. It's supposed to be one of the better brands of bird feeders. We have really enjoyed watching the different birds come & after we had our son, so did he. Cameron has always loved watching the birds come & go. For awhile, we had a cheap plastic feeder hanging on the big tree in our front yard but, it didn't last long. It was kind of neat in the winter though because we could look out the windoow in our kids playroom & watch the birds. More recently I realized we should put one in the large Wax Myrtle bushes that we have outside our kitchen windows. We were always sitting in the breakfast area with nothing to look at except those bushes. Due to finances, we got a cheap plastic one but, we've had a lot of fun watching the birds. We've had all kinds from Finches to Cardinals & even a cute little chipmunk who keeps raiding it. My baby, Emily's high chair is right nest to the window & she loves watching & making little bird noises and Cameron can identify a lot of bird types from books we have. If you want an inexpensive way to entertain kids & enjoy nature, I highly recommend bird feeders. Even if they're "cheep, cheep" ones.