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This section of the Inn is to help you create an effective bird feeding station which will attract
a host of delightful visitors. You'll find some recipes, tips, ideas and simple projects.

Recipes and Food

	Bird Food Guide A quick reference page focusing on some of the favourite foods of birds that visit backyard feeding stations.	Junco Bread Juncos will love this gourmet delicacy.	Chickadee Pudding Chickadees and other birds will love this tasty treat.
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	Yummy Suet A home-made recipe that'll be a delight for your bird friends. Look how much the bushtits love it!	Yummy Suet 2 Here's another suet recipe to try and it's best served in a pine cone.	Birdseed Wreath Here's an easy project to make and hang outside for the birds.
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	Bird Bread A different type of bird food recipe that you can stuff into a feeder like this one.	Bark Butter This butter is full of delicious things that woodpeckers, chickadees and nuthatches will love.

Tips and Tricks for the Backyard Birder
	Simple Wooden Feeder This is an easy feeder to construct and hopefully make those berry-eating birds happy.	Wooden Berry Feeder This simple double berry feeder lets you hang a few bunches of berries for berry-loving birds.	Suet and Berry Log Feeder This attractive feeder is designed to attract a variety of birds.

	Fruit and Suet Wooden Feeder This feeder provides a place to mount fruit as well as a suet cage.	Suet Log Feeder This project makes a great looking feeder that can be stuffed with suet.	Easyloader Tip Here's an idea which makes filling suet log feeders a lot less messy.

	Bird Feeding Table This project requires some simple carpentry skills, but the end result is worth the effort.	Berry Feeder This project makes an interesting feeder in which you can hang berries.	Ice Cream Cone Feeder Project An ice cream cone is smothered with peanut butter and bird seed to make an interesting feeder.

	Suet Block Feeders Here's a little project to make a couple of feeders for suet blocks.	Easy Homemade Hummingbird Feeder This project uses a few simple items that would normally end up in the garbage or recycling bin.	Insulating Your Hummingbird Feeder Add a plastic bottle to your hummingbird and it'll act as an insulator. NEW

	Natural Log Feeder Using an old log or branch as a feeder can gives you some effective photo opportunities.	Top Loading Suet Feeder Use a few simple carpentry skills to transform a store-bought suet cage into a much more interesting and attractive suet feeder. NEW	Pine Cone Feeder A simple pine cone stuffed with some home-made suet can attract a variety of birds.

	Feeder for Berries, Jam, Nuts and Seeds This creative feeder will be a great addition to your bird feeding station. NEW	The Importance of Water Water is a major attractor of all sorts of birds and it's easy to set up some simple water sources.	Nesting Material Project Use a suet cake holder to make a container in which you can stuff nesting material for birds.

	Nesting Material Project 2 This is another interesting idea which transforms a suet cake cage into an attractive container for nesting materials.	Helping Out Nesting Birds Placing cattails and grasses near your feeder provides nesting material for birds.	Protecting Your Hummingbird Feeder If you live in an area that gets snow and hummingbirds, you might want to check out this simple idea.

	Creating an Inviting Environment It can be simple and rewarding to create an inviting environment for your bird visitors.	Small Pond for Birds Birds love this a small pond with a little waterfall.	Frying Pan Water Dish Provide a place for the birds to bathe and drink using an old frying pan as a dish.

	Attracting Birds for Photographs Using some natural props and bribing with food helps in our quest for bird photos.	Photo Tips: Changing the Background Here are some ideas to help you get great bird shots at your bird feeding station.	Photo Tips: Using Nature's Props Adding a few twigs and props can assist you in getting some super pictures.
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	Saving Berries for Winter If you have access to a few berries in the fall your bird visitors will be very thankful when winter arrives and such food is scarce.	Plant Pot Nest Box This is an easy-to-do project which creates an interesting nest box for your garden.	Apex Nest Box Build an attractive nest box for your garden using some simple supplies from the wood shop.NEW
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		Traditional Nest Box Welcome nesting birds to your garden with this traditional, straightforward nest box. NEW


Tales From the Deck
	Water Tales - Birds and Water The importance of water at a bird feeding station is demonstrated in this collection of pictures.	The Steller's Jay and its Peanuts In this photo story a Steller's Jay drops by everyday and calls out for a treat.	Birds and their Berries After saving a few berries in the freezer, birds dropped by to visit when food was scarce in the winter.

		Breakfast for the Birds The foods all ready and now it's time for the guests to arrive for breakfast.

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