Winter Food for Birds in the Garden

[Phaedra]

Bird Food Making Day

The outcome is satisfying, but I will make the hole in the center next batch.

Dry ingredients

Well, it's quite similar to making soy candles...
I used tallow, lard, and a bit of pumpkin seed oil this time.

Recycled yogurt cups

Fill the cups with the melted oil. I used chopsticks to ensure there would be a hole after it solidified again.

It works.

 

[Alasgun]

Thanks for thinking of the birds, im sure they enjoy you’re epicurean delights!

we go at it a little differently but they still get fed! When i butcher in the fall i set back rib and neck sections and they pick them clean over time.

 

[Dahlia]

Bird Food Making Day

The outcome is satisfying, but I will make the hole in the center next batch.
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Dry ingredients
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Well, it's quite similar to making soy candles...
I used tallow, lard, and a bit of pumpkin seed oil this time.
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Recycled yogurt cups
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Fill the cups with the melted oil. I used chopsticks to ensure there would be a hole after it solidified again.
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It works.
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Those are really cool! They would make nice gifts for bird lovers!

 

[ducks4you]

@Phaedra Geiermann do you hang them close to a window so that you can watch?

 

[flowerbug]

i'll have a lot of old melon seeds to scatter on the snow/grassy spot where the cardinals like to pick through. if the bluejays are still around they'll likely want in on the action.