Homemade Wild Bird Feeders With Seeds Nuts And Dried Fruits Recipes

HOMEMADE BIRD FOOD AND BIRD FEEDER

Steps:

• Slice the orange in half through the equator. Hold one half of the orange over a mixing bowl and use a spoon to scoop the flesh into the bowl, catching the juices and avoiding breaking through the peel. Repeat the process with the other half of the orange. Use kitchen shears to cut the pulp into smaller pieces.
• Add the almond butter, oats, dried cranberries, pepitas and 1/4 cup sunflower seeds to the bowl with the orange. Use a rubber spatula to mix until evenly combined. Set aside.
• Use a wooden skewer to pierce a hole through an orange peel about 1/2 inch below the cut. Continue to thread the skewer through the orange to reach the other side. Pierce through the orange, creating 2 holes directly across from each other. Remove the skewer and repeat the same process crosswise on the orange, so that you now have 4 holes. Repeat the same process with the other orange half.
• Take one piece of kitchen twine and use the skewer to help the ends of the twine through two of the mirroring holes. Tie a knot at either end of the twine to secure it to the inside of the orange. Repeat the process with the remaining twine. Use one of the wooden skewers to poke from one side of the orange to another, creating a perch. Repeat the process with the remaining skewer, creating an X. Repeat with the second orange half.
• Fill the oranges with the almond butter mixture. Top with the remaining 1/4 cup sunflower seeds. Hang the bird feeders outside on a sturdy branch.
• Any leftover almond butter mixture can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days to refill the feeders. Alternatively, it can be eaten by humans with green yogurt or on toast.

HOMEMADE WILD BIRD FEEDERS WITH SEEDS, NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS

Steps:

• Gather your pinecones first. (We found ours at are parents camp where there is alot of pine trees.) Then, decided if you just want bird seed or other items as well. If you add dried fruit to the bird feeders, you will need to cut them up with scissors into finely chopped pieces and place in bowls. Gather all your items and prepare a table or place outside to do make them.
• Pour seed into the cookie pans and spread out evenly.
• Next, cut your pieces of string to tie onto the pinecone. Carefully, tie it to the upper part of the pinecone and double knot it. Now use your knife to spread peanut butter onto the pinecones. (can be a little messy) :-)
• If you want fruit on your pinecone place it on next.
• Or if you just want seeds then roll your pinecone in the tray of seeds.
• Now, you have a finished homemade bird feeder.
• Here are all of our pinecone wild bird feeders.
• Now, to decide where you will hang your feeders and hang them up for the birds to enjoy their yummy treats.
• Our very first bird to eat from the feeder. It took a day and a half before they started to eat from them.
• Another bird enjoying the pieces of fruit.