Every year all around Norway you will see in gardens sheaves of wheat and oats to feed the birds and help them through the long winter. Unlike the British, Norwegians are not known for their bird
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| Norwegian milk carton, with cut out for bird food IG image by betinafr |
Following many Scandinavian Instagram accounts, as I do, I see many posting about feeding the birds. Originally food was put out on Christmas Eve but now as soon as the first snow falls many feed their little-beaked friends. And not only the golden wheat but there seems to be a growing trend of making one's own bird food.
Here in the UK making bird food is not a new thing and we as a nation are one of the largest to feed our wild birds, we buy more bird feed than most nations. Did you know that?
Look at the inspirational way some in Norway feed their birds...
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| Sunflowers seeds in a cup for the birds IG image by homebyanja |
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| Both wheat and lard bird food IG image by homebyanja |
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| Great idea to form shapes by using cookie cutters IG image by underbarasaker |
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| Typical bird feeding in Norway IG image by fjordfiskeren |
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| How stylish is this? Apples and lard/seed-laden pine cones for the birds IG image byfrokenfraken |
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| An easy and effective method, orange outers heavily laden with sunflower seeds and lard IG image by karmsundsgata_s |
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| Genius idea to allow the birds to perch whilst eating at the bird feeder IG image by landfixit |
I think if the heavy deep winter that is forecast does come to my neck of the woods I will go in search of some wheat and oats to put out for the birds but in the meantime, I followed the RSPB recipe and made some lard and seed mix bird food and hung them up in the front garden for the birds. Hope they have a jolly Christmas too! Follow the link here for the simple recipe: RSBP advice on how to make bird food
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| Using a cup from our first ever dinner service when we became married almost 25 years ago. Bird feeder in a mug! |
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| Using a Kilner jar and some bamboo for the birds to perch on, it will need t to be a small bird! |
♥ Do you feed the birds?
Have you any recipes you care to share? ♥
Until a few years ago, we'd always had cats so it seemed wrong to feed birds and try to encourage them into the garden. Now we are a cat free zone but the birds seem to avoid us. We did put a feeder up, but apart from one solitary fat wood pigeon, we've seen few birds :'( I do like the cups used as bird feeders - that's a great idea :)
ReplyDeleteI understand totally and we have cats, so I was a bit worried. Hope I won't regret it Shelagh
DeleteI rather like the cup idea and the cutters. It still feels warmish here but we'll have to start feeding them soon. x
ReplyDeleteI agree it is warm, I hear we are having a cold snap soon, but this beast of a blog needed feeding so I'm a tad early!?!
DeleteNow that we live in a part of our state where winter is harsher I might need to look into feeding the birds...
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Oh let me know if you do and what you feed them Ellen
DeleteVery stylish in the cup and kilner jar. There are bird feeders in a couple of our neighbours gardens so as yet we don't feed.
ReplyDeleteYes, there is such a thing as over feeding, it's a fine balance indeed
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