Sign up ×  We love having our garden filled with birds, thus we
have put up a variety of bird feeders. We also make lots of
water available for the birds. The result is a 2½ year old that
can identify about 8 birds in the backyard.  We recently had a
guest that politely lectured us on how "un-cool" we were for
creating an dependency for the birds on our seed; how the
commercially available seed as like "junk food" -- and that when
winter comes (we're in Minnesota) the birds might be less
inclined to migrate in their search for food. I felt well
chastised.  Are there ways to attract birds into our garden
naturally (e.g. certain plants/landscaping), and at the same
time, also provide a source of food for them?  share|improve
this question Plant cherries, grapes and figs! –  Vervious Sep 8
'11 at 5:32 Here are some items that could be added to questions
that would be helpful: Structures, landscape elements, creating
a balance of birds, keeping those crows from scaring the song
birds away. . . . –  Joseph Barison