Workshop: Make a Bird Feeder

Workshop: Make a Bird Feeder

To help birds living in urban areas during the winter months, when low temperatures and food shortages make survival more difficult, we will make a simple bird feeder.

The feeder can be placed in a garden or on a balcony, but make sure it is positioned high enough to protect visiting birds from predators.

Materials needed:

• 500 g lard
• string
• wire
• a cork stopper
• a cup
• 500 g mixed seeds (sunflower, flax, pumpkin, barley, wheat)

Instructions:

1. Melt the lard slowly in a pan over low heat.
2. Add the seeds to the melted lard and mix thoroughly.
3. Pour the mixture into a cup and place a piece of cork with a wire threaded through it at the bottom.
4. Allow the mixture to cool and harden completely.
5. Remove the feeder from the cup, attach a string to the wire, and hang it from a tree or another suitable location.