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Homemade Bird Treats



Garland
1 roll twine
Tapestry needles
2 bags popped popcorn
3 bags raw peanuts in shells
5 apples cut in chunks
2 bunches of grapes
2 bags cranberries
4 oranges
Nandina berries

Garland: Use the tapestry needles to string items together, alternating as desired. Drape garland around evergreen trees, and replenish as needed. Make wreaths by using florist wire and twist the ends into circles.

Bread Treats
Cookie cutters (stars, animals, etc.)
1 loaf white Wonder bread
1 roll ribbon

Bread: Use cookie cutters to punch shape out of bread. Poke a hole at the top for hanging. Let harden. Use ribbon or string to hang the ornaments outside around your yard.



Bagels
1 bag plain bagels
1 jar plain peanut butter
1 bag bird seed
1 roll ribbon

Bagels: Split bagels in half and let harden over night. Spread peanut butter over both sides of each bagel half. Sprinkle with bird seed. Tie ribbon through bagel hole and hang throughout your back yard.

Grapefruit Feeders
1 grapefruit
2 pounds suet
1 bag bird seed
1 roll string or ribbon

Grapefruit: Cut grapefruit in half and hollow out. Poke three holes in the edge and tie a string or ribbon through the holes leaving a foot or more for hanging purposes. Stuff suet into the half and sprinkle with bird seed and suet. Place in freezer to harden and hang in yard.

Muffin Treats
1 muffin tin
2 pounds suet
1 pack pipe cleaners
1 bag bird seed

Muffin: Stuff suet into muffin tin and sprinkle bird seed on top of each. Stick one pipe cleaner into each muffin to act as a hanger. Place muffin tin in the freezer to harden. Weather must be below freezing to hang suet muffins using pipe cleaners.

Pine cone Feeders
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1 cup pure rendered suet
2 1/2 cups coarse yellow corn meal
1 bag bird seed
1 box raisins
1 roll ribbon

Pine cone: Mix together peanut butter, suet, corn meal, 1/2 of bird seed and 1/2 cup raisins. Stuff the mixture into pine cones and roll each one in additional bird seed and hang from tree with string or ribbon.

posted on Jan 4, 2012 10:20 PM ()

Comments:

Terrific! Thanks for all of these. Expecially like the bread heart....
comment by marta on Jan 6, 2012 5:18 AM ()
You're welcome. They sound like fun projects for winter. I wish we had cardinals out here in the west, they're so pretty.
reply by troutbend on Jan 6, 2012 1:32 PM ()
All great ideas.
comment by elderjane on Jan 5, 2012 7:25 AM ()
We have lots of pine cones in Colorado, and the times I've been there in the winter I've made the last one, sometimes just using plain peanut butter.
reply by troutbend on Jan 6, 2012 1:33 PM ()

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