Planting herbs and flowers that birds love is an easy way to attract them to your yard. This hummingbird-attracting herb grows purple blooms in summer and fall.
"Drawn to Birds, A Naturalist's Sketchbook," by Jenny deFouw Geuder, Adventure Publications, Cambridge, Minn., hard-bound, illustrated, $29.95. If I knew someone with a budding interest in birds, this ...