With their varied plumage enchanting songs and entertainment behaviour birds are the most visible and familiar form of wildlife in any garden. Birdfeeder Garden shows you how to design or adapt a garden to encourage a wide variety of birds to visit. Birdfeeder Garden contains a comprehensive catalogue with profiles of 100 trees shrubs and other plants that birds rely on for food nesting places or cover. Featuring indispensable data on how each plant is used by birds the plant catalogue includes all the information you need to choose and grow suitable plants for attracting birds to your garden. A full-colour identification guide enables you to identify over 60 birds that may visit your garden and includes information on their behaviour and nesting and food preferences. Endorsed by The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Birdfeeder Garden is the essential guide to creating a bird-friendly environment in your garden.

Robert Burton (1577-1640) spent most of his life in Oxford, first as a student and later as a scholar. His most famous work, the enormous Anatomy of Melancholy, was first published in 1621 and expanded in further editions throughout Burton's life.