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RECIPE FOR A GARDENER'S WREATH

Mix peanut butter, birdseed & suet. Spread mixture on a pine cone or small grapevine wreath. Hang it from a tree outside for your fine feathered friends.

"Scatter raisins on the ground to attract Robins"

GROW A GOURD BIRDHOUSE

Grow a bottle gourd to provide a home for martins, wrens & swallows. Allow gourd to dry on the vine. Then store in a cool dark place for several months to dry completely. Drill a one inch hole for the door and a small drainage hole in the bottom. Varnish the Gourd and hang it outdoors for your Fine Feathered Friends.

"Spine-tailed swifts have been clocked at speeds
of up to 220 miles per hour"

LOG BIRDFEEDER

We just took and ordinary piece of a small log and carved holes into it. We filled the holes with bird meal and fastened some decorative chain for hanging and then hung it out in the yard. It was very popular with the birds this winter. - Jackie

"Most small birds can fly at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour"

TASTY TREATS FOR BIRDS

2 T corn oil
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup crushed eggshells
1 cup vegetable shortening
Cornmeal
Combine ingredients, adding cornmeal until it holds firm. Form into small balls & coat with cornmeal. Freeze & use as needed.

OUR FINE FEATHERED FRIENDS:

Kim of Oregon - "We string cereal and hang on the trees in our yard. This way we "decorate" the trees and feed the birds"

Pat of Victoria BC - "Making cakes for the birds of peanut butter, lard, seeds, nuts, etc. is a project for early winter in case the weather turns cold (here in the West Coast it doesn't always!)"

Cha of Texas -   "Take old pine cones and fill the spaces with a mix of chunky peanut butter and bird seed for the feathered friends. they congregate and enjoy their feast on cold mornings and get their quick energy for the day."

Anne of Nova Scotia - "Making your homemade suet balls is easy and cheap. Mix whatever fat you have on hand with seeds and peanut butter if you have it. You can purchase suet feeders at most hardware stores for a reasonable price and if you are handy with plyers and wires, you can construct your own suet holder. Attach wire and hang from nearest tree. Enjoy!"

Elaine of Denver, PA - "We put wild bird seed and walnuts on our outside kitchen window sill, which faces our apple tree in our back yard, and watch all the birds and two favorite squirrels come and eat and visit every morning."

Jean of Arizona - "One part sugar to 3 parts water is the best and most inexpensive Hummingbird juice and is DOES NOT have to be colored. Hummers love it!"

Elaine of Carleton Place, Ontario -   "I use the ends of bread all broken up to scatter to draw birds to my garden"

Glen of Milwaukee WI - "My favorite winter activity is to make treats for the wild birds and squirels. Toasting bread, applying peanut butter, and then generously added birdseed ontop. I then lay them on the banister around my patio and await for my winter friends arrival."

Cynthia of Graniteville, SC -   "Grow gourds in the summertime, we have a batch almost ready to be sanded and painted to make homes for our feathered friends."

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Joanne of St. Catharines, Ontario -   "This is a good homemade suet recipe for a wide variety of birds.

4 1/2 cups rendered suet 
1 cup dried and crumbled whole wheat bread 
1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds 
1/4 cup millet 
1/4 cup raisins or chopped dried apples

1.Melt suet in a saucepan over low heat. 
2.Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large bowl. 
3.Allow the suet to cool until slightly thickened, then stir it into the mixture in the bowl. Mix thoroughly. 
4. Stuff the mixture inbetween the "petals" of a pinecone. Hang onto an tree. All kinds of birds love it."

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This recipe attracts both insect and seed eating species of birds.  Mixture can be prepared a few days ahead of time and stored in covered container in the refrigerator

1 cup of peanut butter....I use chunky (Store brand is cheaper)
1 cup Crisco or other shortening
4 cups cornmeal (white or yellow)
1 cup white flour

Hand mix as one would mix a cookie dough. This makes 2 pounds

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