{"id":23856,"date":"2023-02-15T10:42:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T09:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=43271"},"modified":"2023-02-15T17:35:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T16:35:46","slug":"how-to-make-birdseed-ornaments","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/how-to-make-birdseed-ornaments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make birdseed ornaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> For those who love watching garden birds, these inexpensive feeders will be a joy to hang around the garden. Here&#8217;s our simple step-by-step guide on how to make a birdseed ornament <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Thea Jeffreys\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Do your bit for nature and entice more wild birds to your garden by offering <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/best-bird-food\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">food<\/a>, water and <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/best-nest-boxes\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">shelter<\/a>.\u00a0 Providing different types of foods will attract a variety of bird species to your garden and is important to do when food is scarce in the winter months.<\/p>\n<p>Most gardens will attract <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/how-to-identify\/birds-guide-to-britains-tit-species\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">blue and great tits<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/our-guide-to-robins-where-to-see-top-facts-and-how-to-attract-robins-to-your-garden\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">robins<\/a>, sparrows, <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/british-finches-how-to-identify-and-where-to-see\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">finches<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/blackbirds-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">blackbirds<\/a>. It can take a bit of time before your feeders are discovered by wild birds, but once they have it is likely they will return regularly. A water source can also be invaluable to the health of garden birds, particularly during a <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/how-to-help-wildlife-during-a-summer-heatwave\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">heatwave<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">This easy step by step guide explains how to make attractive birdseed ornaments to hang in your garden, balcony or patio. <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Before you start make sure you have your twine and scissors ready and either a hollowed-out orange or some biscuit cutters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All images: Annie Sanderson<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=149%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=149%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=177%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=177%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=202%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=202%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=277%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=277%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=310%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=310%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=203%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=203%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=278%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=278%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-139222\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/08\/IMG1837-b4de473.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=310%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Learn how to identify <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/garden-bird-guide-how-to-care-for-birds-and-what-to-feed-different-species\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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