This Halloween bird feeder is an easy and fun way to help our garden birds as the nights draw in and temperatures continue to drop.

What will you need:

• An orange
• Bird seed (substitute for raisins, mealworms etc if you have a nut allergy)
• Suet fat or lard
• Marker pen
• String
• A skewer or pencil

How to make your spooky bird feeder:

1. Cut your orange in half.
2. Scoop out the orange flesh.
3. Mix the lard and the seed in a bowl.
4. Make a small hole near the edge of the orange and thread a piece of string through.
5. Pack the orange halves with the seed mixture.
6. Draw a spooky face on the orange.
7. Hang outside on a tree or branch for the birds.

Watch this video to help you out:

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This activity was created as part of our annual Halloween celebrations at

Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve and Visitor Centre.