To Birdhouse or Not to Birdhouse, that is the question!

(To Be, or Not to Be, That is the Question! Hamlet - Act III, Scene I)

The question is not whether I like birds because really...who doesn't like birds? There are so many beautiful varieties although most of the exotic kinds don't end up in my backyard. It's only at 5:00 AM when I am trying to get back to sleep after a late night feeding that the singing of the birds, although beautiful, makes restful slumber challenging for a light sleeper.

However I do love birds and I often catch the sight of two triumphant blue jays sipping water or darling yellow finches and black-capped chickadees flitting through the trees looking for a snack. I am quite excited to see the birds enjoy the bird feeders in our backyard and will shout out to my family to come and enjoy the view. I laugh as my young son presses his face to the window straining to get a glimpse of what I have advertised. It's wonderful to share that with him and help him appreciate nature.

I really want to add birdhouses to the backyard for the aesthetics, as well as the opportunity to attract a broader spectrum of birds.

The question truly is..."if I hang it will they come"?