Do you like bird watching?  If you do there are a few things that you can do to help encourage birds to visit your backyard, giving you the opportunity to watch them a bit more closely. Birds require food, so be sure to offer food in a safe place. They also need water, so be sure to have a bird bath or small water feature in the yard. Be sure that you make a spot for yourself to enjoy watching the birds without being right in their space and scaring them away.