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Section 4. You will hear part of a talk about how to attract birds to your garden.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
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The best way to attract birds to your garden is by satisfying their basic needs, which are
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the need for water, the need for food, and the need for safety.
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Birds drink water and bathe in it, and many also use it to make mud to build their nests.
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A simple bird bath, which can be nothing more complicated than a shallow dish, will therefore
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attract birds.
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Don't use tin pans, as these get hot under the heat of the sun.
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In fact, a cement bowl is probably going to be the most effective bath to use.
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But make sure that it is no more than 6.5 centimetres deep.
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The best time of all to attract birds to your garden, and indeed the time when they need
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your help most, is during the winter season.
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During summer, birds can find most of their food on their own, and are largely self-sufficient.
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In winter, however, they benefit greatly from the help of their human friends.
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Often, when it is cold, an ice or frost crust may form over the ground, covering the bird's
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natural food supply.
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It is when this happens that they really need your help with feeding.
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It is probably best, though, to start feeding from late autumn onwards.
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That way, the birds will become used to finding food in a certain spot.
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So later, after the onset of the winter, they will become a permanent feature in your garden.
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Put food out at night, so that the birds will find it the next morning.
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And whatever you do, make sure that you make your feeder accessible from a raised landing
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area only.
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Otherwise, you will find yourself attracting some unwanted pests, such as rodents like mice,
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and worse still, rats.
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Continue feeding until early spring, when food becomes plentiful again.
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If you cannot serve them insects, then try to give the bird suet, a form of beef fat.
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You can buy this cheaply at pretty much any meat market, so it won't cost you an arm and
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a leg.
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As well as being nourishing, suet also has the advantage of not freezing during cold weather.
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Many birds will also enjoy crumbs, nuts and seeds.
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You can even serve them boiled potatoes and hard-boiled eggs, provided these are finely chopped.
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Other foods you probably have lying around in your store cupboard may also be used.
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Try feeding them raisins, figs, dried fruit generally, biscuits, boiled rice and so on as well.
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If you want to build a birdhouse or nesting box, I would encourage you to proceed by all means.
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These offer fine protection, especially for the smaller and more vulnerable species.
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You can buy ready-made nesting boxes and shelves for a very reasonable price these days.
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Alternatively, if you fancy your hand at doing a little DIY, they are not very difficult to build either.
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Most birds prefer houses made of rough slabs of wood covered with bark, which to the birds
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feels quite authentic and natural.
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If at all possible, try to match your birdhouse to the surroundings as well.
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So, if you paint your birdhouse, be sure to use a dull grey-green or brown colour.
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The simplest type of birdhouse to construct yourself consists of a hollow branch nailed to a tree.
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When you are erecting your birdhouses, be sure to place them a good distance apart from one another.
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Few bird species enjoy nesting in close proximity to competitors of their own kind.
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Cleanliness is vitally important too.
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Your bird nest should be cleaned out yearly to make room for new nesting material
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to be brought in by their seasonal tenants.
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Early autumn is the best time to prepare your birdhouse,
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as the new season's chicks will have hatched and flown the coop, so to speak.
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Once cleaned, your birdhouses will be ready to welcome their spring visitors
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once they return to your neighbourhood early the next year.
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That is the end of Section 4.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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That is the end of the listening test.
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You now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the listening answer sheet.
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