Since it's finally spring here in Minnesota, we wanted to attract some of the birds to our backyard! We reused some common household containers -- in this case, milk and egg cartons -- added some bird seed, and voilà! A simple and functional bird feeder!
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| The finished bird feeder (click to enlarge) |
By using this KSE Eco-Activity (pdf), or just by searching "egg carton bird feeder" online, you can learn to create a bird feeder in a few simple steps.
We also created a feeder with similar steps using the bottom half of a milk carton.
Within just one day, the birds had found both feeders. They love them!
It's a great, easy way to reuse old materials and get kids interested in nature in their own backyards.
By the way, does anyone know what kind of bird this is?
Related: Become a KSE Bird Buddy! Click to learn more. (pdf)
THANK YOU ! ... these will keep unwanted garden visitors out of bird's treats.
ReplyDeleteThe bird you're unsure about is a Nuthatch. This was posted last spring, so maybe you've discovered that by now. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the identification!
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