Amazing Backyard bird Guide : How to Attract Birds to Your Home, Create Beautiful Photographs And Your Guide to Feeders, Food, and the Most Common Backyard Birds (Paperback)

First, just being outside in the garden surrounded by birdsong is a wonderful way to spend the day.

Listening to the chirping chickadees and loud laughing call of the pileated woodpecker while watching the goldfinches swoop from plant to plant gives me a restful break from the craziness of the world and reinforces an important connection to nature.