What is a garden bird? -- Gardens and their birds through the ages -- Gardening for birds: Planning the garden; the importance of water; dust bathing; worming grounds; trees and shrubs for birds; flowers and weeds for birds; pesticides in the garden -- Spring and summer in the garden: Nest-sites; nests in the garden; nest-box predators; The end of the season -- Autumn and winter in the garden: Feeding the birds; bird-tables; the shyer-visitors -- Watching more closely: Useful equipment; photographing birds -- The garden birds (list of plates) -- Further reading -- Bird conservation societies -- Index
Provenance
The front pastedown carries a bookplate lettered 'Ex Libris J.M.F. Hollebone'
Subject
Birds -- Great Britain
Bird watching -- Great Britain