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Does anyone know who sells a bird feeder (seed block type) that is shaped like a bird (not a block)?

Dec 13, 2008 by evs | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

Bill Oddie's bird food brings the birds.

There are few things in survival as easy and rewarding as putting bird food out for wild birds therefore, it won't take as a surprise to learn ...

Silver-eyes on Suet Bird Feeder

Sweet-eyes otherwise known as wax-eyes or white-eyes are inhabitant to New Zealand, Australia and other islands in the south pacific. They like to ...

Lorikeet on the seed block

Lorikeet on the seed design we put out in our garden

Baking for the Birds

by Connecticut Blogger

In addition to a caged, triple-tube seed feeder that's stocked all winter long with black oil sunflower seeds, I also maintain a caged suet feeder using commercially-made suet cakes I buy at rock bottom prices (.50 a cake). But you may enjoy making your  own version of wild bird cakes that invite inspired improvisation, depending on what you've got on hand in the kitchen.  And, if there are children afoot, you can bet they'll be clamoring to help you out, too. When you're ready to hang your bird cake(s) outside, pop it out of the tray and insert in your suet feeder, if you have one. If you don't have a caged suet feeder (preferably double-caged to deter squirrels), you can put your creations into those green plastic berry baskets, the kind that strawberries are sold in, or even onion bags. You can also send the children on a pine cone hunt around the yard and then slather the pine cones with the peanut butter mix you've prepared. Thread a string through the pine cones and hang from trees you can easily view from indoors. Grab the binoculars and watch the action. You can also save your old toilet paper rolls and stuff them with your seed mixture to make Peanut Butter Bird Burritos, minus the hot sauce. *Depending on what you've got on hand, you can also incorporate the grease from cooking bacon into your bird cakes, along with stale breakfast cereal, bread or waffles torn into pieces, cat or dog food (dry or canned), cooked rice, oatmeal and apple cores. Aim for a consistency that's not as wet as pancake batter but moist enough to spread like butter. If you're a gardener who enjoys reading this blog, chances are you're already aware of the many health benefits of eating homegrown fruits and vegetables, particularly if they're organic. By growing your own food, you've cultivated more than string beans; you've also cultivated a keen sense for how the foods you eat support optimum health and keep illness at bay. Keep abreast of the latest research on food, diet...

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