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Turning off your lights at night not only helps you save energy, but also helps migrating birds.

And if you need advice on how to attract birds to your backyard, Anna Vallery, conservation specialist and Mary Anne Weber, education director with the Houston Audubon, shared tips and showed us some beautiful birds you should know aboout. Courtesy: (Houston Audubon)The first thing you need to know when trying to attract birds to yards is that you must plant native plants. “Native plants host native insects which then birds rely on and helps support them right in your own backyard,” said Vallery, who wants people to take advantage of the privileged position of the Houston area. Other ways to attract birds include getting bird feeders and bird baths, limit the use of pesticides and keep cats indoors. To see Vallery’s complete interview and the Houston Audubon animal ambassadors, watch the video above.