Christmas Tree Bird Feeder
Make the used Christmas tree into a feeder to treat the birds
Instead of throwing that tree out after Christmas make it into a treat tree for your backyard birds. Decorate it with bird food and watch the birds enjoy it.
Do you love birds? Do you want to give them a Christmas treat?
Don't waste the tree by putting it out with the trash. Use it to make a delightful buffet for the birds.
Save the tree after the holidays and put it outside where you can see it easily from your window. Fasten it to a fence or to a yard tree with rope or bungee cords. If you set it up the wind will blow it down if there is a storm.
String popcorn and cranberries on string and hang them around the tree like garlands.
With bright red pieces of leftover Christmas ribbon tie stale cookies, donuts, slices of bread or pretzels so they dangle from the tree's branches.
Make orange cup holders from extra oranges that have hardened slightly. Cut off the top one fourth of the orange. Hull the pulp out with a spoon and poke holes in the top edge. String ribbons through the holes . Fill with bird seed and hang these on your tree.
Put peanut butter on pinecones and roll them in bird seed. Hang with ribbon on the tree.
Another thing birds like is suet. Find this at stores where you buy birdseed. It can be strung on string and hung on the branches.
Use plastic jar lids to make small feeders for your tree. Fasten these to the trunk with tacks or small nails. Then press suet or peanut butter into the lid and mash seeds into that.
Your yard birds will love their Chraistmas smorgasbord. You can get even more fun out of the Christmas tree watching those birds enjoy their feast.
Don't forget that the birds will need water too for bathing and drinking, Here's how to water the birds in freezing weather.
