Clever Mother's Day Gift Ideas for Bird-Watching Moms

Mother's Day is fast approaching, and many people are wondering what they can get their mom this year. A lot of moms enjoy bird watching, and a Mother's Day gift that encourages this hobby (which an estimated 75 million people enjoy) can be both unique and one that mom will actually use and appreciate. It may prove better than giving her that goofy greeting card with the syrupy sing-song prose that you would never utter in a million years.

In order to determine the right Mother's Day gift, you need to know how serious your mom is already in bird watching. If your mom just likes to feed the birds in the back yard, you'll focus on a different gift than if mom belongs to the Audubon Society and is head of the local bird watching chapter.

If your mom is a backyard bird watcher, the ideal Mother's Day gift would be basic supplies. The cost of bird seed has skyrocketed in recent years and a large bag of seed so that mom can feed the cardinals, blue jays and yes, squirrels and chipmunks, in the yard would be a great gift. You can pick up a package of five 7-pound bags of Morning Song Songbird Garden seed at Sam's Club for $19.36 or you can go to an online site, such as Flat Patio and have a 50-pound bag of top-rate seed which leaves no husks for mom to clean up for a total of $95.28 delivered.

Perhaps you would like to give a gift that will last awhile longer than seed. Then bird house feeders and water fountains would make an excellent Mother's Day gift. Bird house feeders come in all shapes and sizes. If mom is open to unusual looking gifts, this is a great place to start. One idea is to look for feeders made from gourds, which give a distinct shape. You can find local places, even roadhouse stands, that sell these or you can try an online seller. Amish Gourds has a variety for sale and some as cheap as $20.