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Spana



Joined: 30 Apr 2005
Posts: 2243
Location: North Cornwall

PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:30 pm    Post subject: Home made bird feeder Reply with quote

You will need,
2 pop bottles
2 fromage frais pots
1 twig
length bendy wire
and small sharp pointed scissors and a hot skewer to make holes.
Cut top off 1 bottle, bottom off other.
Mark round fromage frais pots on opposite sides of bottle near bottom.
Put cut off bottom onto top and push hot skewer right through both and out other side.
Push hot skewer right through under fromage frais pot marks.
With scissors cut out f/frais circles, bit by bit, keep trying the pots in the hole so as it get a good fit.
Cut bottom of fromage frais pots as shown and push into holes in the bottle. They should fit tight but not crumple the pots.
Put top-which is the cut off bottom of the other bottle- on and push the bendy wire through and twist up into a loop. You can then get the top off to refill.
Push twig into holes at bottom and cut to length.Have a twig that fits tight in the holes.
Fill with what ever, sunflower hearts or seed.



If you have squirrels they do trash them but just make another and find a new place to hang. A hanging basket bracket on a brick wall makes it more difficult for them.
Hope this all makes sense.
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Lisa



Joined: 14 Apr 2005
Posts: 3237
Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks

PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool! Cool
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Knobby



Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 6707
Location: North Warwickshire

PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good one Jan !!
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NannyP



Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 11590
Location: 86310 Nr St Savin

PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very good Very Happy
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mojo



Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 10928
Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

whos a clever bunny then.well done................mojo
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George



Joined: 14 Apr 2005
Posts: 5661
Location: London

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, but we don't do blue peter badges here

Looks good, but the parrakeets around here would destroy it in minutes Wink
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CP
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Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: Hampshire

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very clever. Smile

But would soon be destroyed by the squirrels in my garden! Sad
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Knobby



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Location: North Warwickshire

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dont u shoot them CP ??
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CP
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Location: Hampshire

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No. Just wish they were red ones. Wink
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debsandpets



Joined: 29 Jan 2006
Posts: 26
Location: WARWICKSHIRE

PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's one



Took it when we were on holiday in Scotland last June

Debs
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jaydee67
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Joined: 14 Apr 2005
Posts: 5119
Location: Shetland Islands

PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We saw a few in Holland when we were on holiday last year. Brilliant!
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