Turn your backyard into a blissful bird sanctuary-create an appealing habitat to attract birds and watch them thrive.

This indispensable guide for bird enthusiasts is a comprehensive and richly illustrated volume-with over 600 full-color photos. Together with a little careful planning and planting you can turn your yard into a bird and butterfly oasis. It's several books in one:

*An A-to-Z landscaping guide to identify over 75 flowers and plants

*A field guide includes over 170 varieties of birds and butterflies with key

information on: how to identify them by their markings, how they behave, and which feeder foods they like the best

*A bird-watching guide to understand the basics of bird-watching and what equipment might be needed to observe or photograph birds

Plus, a how-to guide filled with step-by-step instructions for easy-to- build projects. Learn how-to:

*Plant your garden with bird-friendly trees, plants, hedges, ground cover, seed- producing flowers, and fruit-bearing shrubs and vines

*Build and mount your own birdhouses, boxes, perches, and shelters

*Identify the best plants for creating nesting sites; grow bird seed; and add a birdbath or pond

Let "Birds in Your Backyard" reveal its secrets for creating an irresistible garden and welcoming landscape alive with birds and butterflies.