She said that what she’s learned during the years of photographing birds here,

 “I am still infatuated with the beauty of the birds, with their feather detail, as well as entertained by their antics. It is exciting to capture scenes that I hadn’t seen before by placing cameras in different spots or just getting lucky with what happens. And of course, migration time is always exciting because you never know who might come for a surprise visit,” 

“I have gotten to know my chosen home country America and state Michigan a lot more, for one,” 

She has also built a pond in her Garden for her visitors. Liza might enjoy the moment when their visitors enjoy with ‘spa’ treatment.

“I had put a bird bath on the ground because I had seen birds bathe in puddles, and last year I put a camera there too. There was a lot going on at this bath, but I felt like it was too small and I wanted something prettier. So my husband and I set out to build a little pond. It is just a pond liner tub with a lot of rocks and pebbles and a pump for a little waterfall. I have not set it up yet this year because we still might get frost but I am excited to get it going again.”

She also how does she maintain feeders and baths as a daily routine.

“My feeders are all squirrel-proofed (either with baffles or by design—like the weight-activated ones), so I basically leave all foods out, except for my camera bowls, because I take my photo cams in at night. The smaller dishes I refill several times a day, they hold maybe 1.5 cups of seed. Other than that, I have a platform feeder and one or two hanging feeders. I think it all sounds a lot more than it is. In the summer, I have oriole and hummingbird feeders out on top of that. I refill and clean them every other day. Cleaning feeders and baths should be your regular routine as a person who does backyard feeding.”

She has seen many varieties of Birds at there who have searched foods at her Garden. She expressed with us about Varieties of birds and animals that she has seen there.

“I get the usual Midwest mix, and the variety varies from winter to warm season. There are house finches, nuthatches, woodpeckers, cardinals, mourning doves, chickadees, blue jays, bluebirds, sparrows, starlings, and juncos mostly in the winter, and then grackles, red-winged blackbirds, orioles, hummingbirds, grosbeaks, catbirds, robins, and more during the warmer season. There are regulars, and also returning birds (I notice that with grackles, for example, some have distinctive markings and have been returning for several years). We have an abundance of squirrels (fox, red, grey, as well as flying), then skunks, raccoons, opossums, sometimes deer, turkeys, once I had a fox and an owl… We had a snake by the pond and a couple of frogs last summer too. And moths have been nibbling on the grape jelly last summer.”

These are the most challenging and the most rewarding part of this hobby. Liza elaborated it with us.

Usually, Liza shares daily snaps of birds’ life with Instagram. Now she has 41.3k followers who appreciate Liza’s attempt. She said that she never expected this much attention from them.

“I am just sharing what I see and like. Apart from getting asked a lot what camera I use, there are also many that appreciate seeing the birds up close and learning a bit about their behavior or peculiarities. Some say they have moved states and don’t see these birds anymore and miss them, so they remind them of something, others cannot feed due to where they live or other reasons and enjoy seeing everything this way. The feedback is usually positive, but it is social media after all, and sometimes there are also reactions that are not so positive. The positives are dominating, so I am trying to not let the others get to me too much.”

She also noticed that hilarious clicks get more attention than others. Usually, Liza adds something about Birds and animals that she has taken with clicks. When people see pictures, they can learn things about these tiny and beautiful animals.

“It is always kind of funny to me how some photos completely take off in regards to reactions while others that I loved way more do not. I always try to add a little extra information into my posts to make people aware of certain misperceptions or little details of bird life that maybe not everybody is aware of, and it is wonderful to see people react with their own special experiences or stories. Especially funny photos are often the ones where it is easy to apply human reactions or behavior to a pose or look. The critters are perfect for that, but there are also birds with particularly funny looks on their faces.”

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Liza shared her story and her experience and advised all interested in Bird watching in their gardens.

 “Be patient, don’t disturb the birds, think creative, and don’t try to just imitate what others do. Set your own little scene, have some fun with it. And realize that we can’t always get all the birds we want. Some birds will appear with certain foods but this is not applicable to all of them. Some birds prefer a certain habitat, and just putting the food out that they like might not bring them to you if the habitat is not where they roam. I would love to have a pileated woodpecker in my yard, or cedar waxwings, but this just won’t happen because it is not the area for them. A bird bath can be a nice way to attract some that are just passing through, though. I had quite some surprise visitors there last year.”

“I am not opposed to making this a bit more than a hobby, but so far, I also have to work a real job to make ends meet and keep the feeders filled.”