Gifts for Backyard Birders
Encouraging wild birds to visit your outdoor space is a comforting and rewarding pastime. If you're looking for a gift for those who love these little characters try these suggestions!
Accessories
What even are all those birds? Gift this manual and you can find out together.
Pick your birder's favorite bird and have a stained glass version sent over from this talented Etsy shop.
When they can't look out a window they can look at this calendar of Audubon watercolors.
An attractive set of stoneware mugs with songbirds that will match most decor.
This flock of birds poses no risk of "blessing" anyone with good luck.
Bird candles on Etsy can come in many forms, this little jar is a nice keepsake.
DIY!
Make some easy birdseed ornaments to hang outside and tempt the birds into your giftee's garden!
A birdseed wreath is a fantastic Christmas gift for any bird lover.
Many plants can grow in a yard space to attract more birds. Native species are always best to plant.
If you're looking to gift an extra special birdhouse it's one that comes from the heart.
Feeders
This suet feeder has slots for 2 suet cakes and a large interior so birds can move around and not get trapped. Smaller birds will be protected from larger birds, squirrels and some predators. The main problem we've had with this feeder, after securin...
I don't think it matters too much what nut feeder you use, they are going to come after those peanuts and wreck them within the day. This one is a good shape for all around access and a good capacity.
If you live somewhere where you can attract Orioles to your yard you need orange! Oranges the fruit and a sweet jelly mix (sold separately) can both be placed on this feeder to encourage the beautiful birds into your garden realm.
This is a beautiful and functional feeder with an ant moat to keep those pesky guys outta your juice.
If someone wants to have a closer relationship with their garden hummingbirds.
For close up views of backyard friends a sturdy window feeder provides lots of entertainment.
A simple seed feeder for larger seeds like sunflower or nuts allows woodpeckers to hang easily.
This upside down suet feeder allows for good views of woodpeckers.
A beast of a feeder that will allow birds of all sorts to flock to someone's garden space.
A simple and effective Nyjer seed feeder for finches.
Keep the squirrels off your tubes and let the birds feast.
A pretty low to the ground feeder can serve as a bird bath as well.
If you want something just for the squirrels.
Housing
We all love seeing those little faces peep out of homes we give them.
Birdhouses are great shelters but in the winter you can give birds an extra place to spend the night or weather the storm. Roosting boxes are not meant for nesting, just for temporary perching for rest. The first time I ordered roosting boxes I bough...
Adding a guard is something I recommend for every birdhouse. Smaller birds often lose brood to jays, starlings, crows and other predators. Having a few appropriately sized guards will prevent larger birds from reaching in and causing havoc.
Sometimes nesting birds need protection from larger predators like raccoons or even snakes! These prickly additions will keep away those and other guys.
Handcrafted birdhouses made by artisans that understand functionality make great gifts for bird folk.
Wrens are lively, friendly songbirds that will brighten anyone's yard with their songs. Encourage them to nest with an appropriate wren house!
A BEE house will help shelter pollinators in your yard and make it a more bird friendly place!
Wall mount nesting areas are a great way to keep birds sheltered and safe. You can hang them on lattices or fences, sheltered under an eave or vines to keep birds comfortable and out of predators reach.
Birdbaths & Waterers
A great way to keep birds from dehydrating in the warm seasons.
This birdbath comes with a solar fountain which helps birds stay cool in the summer and keep the water flowing in colder weather.
Add a floating pump to any birdbath to give a bird lover the gift of silly bird water antics.
A heated birdbath will ensure birds in cold areas have access to free-flowing water all winter long.
A ground level birdbath will entice ground birds like morning doves. Always place a good rock in your birdbaths to keep them steady and allow clumsy critters to find a way out.
Garden
A bird friendly garden attracts many backyard friends!
A bird lover will find joy in this garden flag.
A garden flag can announce that this is a house of bird nurturers.
These are some beautiful solar LED lanterns that cast fluttering shadows.
For those who also enjoy gardening find a wildflower seed mix that's got native species for your area and make a nature spce that encourages native birds and species to stop by.
Food
If you have finches in your area they will definitely enjoy some Nyjer seed. This ready to use sack feeder is refillable for future use.
There can never be enough seeds.
A blend of seeds to entice various birds and help your giftee stock up.
Ding dong, Merry Christmas!
Birds love peanuts and suet and peanut suet.