You can relax while bird watching. You can relax even more if you can watch birds at home. This is especially helpful with any setup of elderly care. Newbury Park, CA residents have a great opportunity for bird watching with any of a number of simple bird feeders.
Some bird feeders are very simple, but they can get rather involved and elaborate. Those in-home care assistance in Newbury Park, CA can choose among different styles. Keep your home arrangement in mind when choosing a bird feeder. Those residences with a yard might mount a feeder on a post some distance from the house in the yard. This way, you can see the birds that stay down on the ground and don’t generally feed on a feeder.
Those relying on senior care in Newbury Park, CA residences that have no backyard will need to go another route. They may use a feeder suspended from a bracket on the side of the house. They may also find a feeder that attaches right to the exterior of the window using a suction cup.
Whichever type of bird feeder you choose, your residential assisted living agency can help you find the right one and set it up. Then, the best bet is to fill it with black oil sunflower seeds. This feed attracts more different kinds of birds than any other option, and it isn’t filled with lots of filler that the birds just knock out of the feeder.
Then, once you have it all set up, you can just wait! You and your 24-hour caregiver or elderly care helper will be certain to enjoy the show.
Here are some of the birds you will likely see at bird feeders in southern California:
The mourning dove is a simple and beautiful bird. it has shades of gray, brownish, and black in its feathers. A peaceful and calm bird, the mourning down is notable for its soft coo-coooo song. The mourning dove almost never feeds at a feeder but prefers to feed on the ground. It picks up seeds dropped by the birds at the feeder.
The house finch is a small, energetic bird with a lovely song. The male house finch has striking bright reddish feathers around his head, neck, and chest, but they’re mixed with more drab feathers as they go back toward the tail.
Another bird you’ll likely see is the oak titmouse. The oak titmouse is a smaller gray bird with a characteristic tuft on its head. This bird will flit to your feeder, get a seed, and flit to a tree to crack it open and eat.
The last bird we’ll mention is the California scrub jay. This mid-sized bird has vibrant blue feathers on its back and soft gray feathers on its underside. It is an aggressive bird with other birds, but the best thing about it is its dance during mating season. When a male is courting a female he performs an elaborate and rather entertaining dance maneuver.
So with the assistance of the trained, licensed, bonded, compassionate CAREGivers of Home Instead you’ll be able to choose the bird feeder that is right for your situation, and begin to enjoy bird watching from the comfort of your own home!
Call Home Instead today at (805) 429-9789 for a virtual or in-home assessment. We have the experience and the passion needed to make your loved one’s life the best it can be.
