Bird+Feeders

=Bird Feeder Workshop=
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for seed-eating birds.
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You can use peanut butter instead.
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Bread
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Bird seed
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200F for up to 1 hour.
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Take a few cups of fat.....
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fat that won't melt...
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of cups of each to start with....
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the bread and bird seed....
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Mix it up - it should be quite sticky....
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Ready.....
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pushing the food into the gaps....
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Tie some string onto the pine cone.....
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Ready for hanging.....
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Hang it in a tree or on a bird table....
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Version Number 2: String Bag Feeder
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Version Number 3: Feeder molds
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Version Number 4: Milk carton feeder
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Version Number 5: Plastic bottle feeder
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Version Number 6: Peanut butter
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The Workshop underway....

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=Then watch what happens....= Male Chaffinch || == ==
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// until the daylights dim. //
|| Male Blackbird || == ==
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// of different shapes and size. //
|| Female House Sparrow || == ==
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// in safety there instead. //
|| Silvereye || == ==
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// The birds eat every trace. //
|| Male Bellbird || == ==
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// will once again renew their quest. //
// from www.poemsbycc.com // || Photos: www.landcareresearch.co.nz =__What kind of bird is that?__ Find out [|here]or [|here]=

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