Bird Feeders
Winter is approaching and
the weather is getting colder. Birds find it difficult at this time of year to find
insects, worms, seeds and berries. In Junior Infants we decided that we can
help them to stay alive by making our own bird feeders.
Preparation:
We brought in recycled
plastic bottles with tops. We decided that instead of using pencils as a perch
for the birds we would use chopsticks.
We also
needed a scissors, a funnel, twine and sunflower seeds.
Method:
We started the bird feeders
by prodding small holes around the bottle. This was done by the teacher.
Two holes were made opposite each other approximately one third of the way up the bottle. We pushed the chop sticks through the two holes to make a perch.
Two holes were made opposite each other approximately one third of the way up the bottle. We pushed the chop sticks through the two holes to make a perch.
The teacher then made two holes opposite each other close to the top of the bottle.With teacher guidance we fed the twine through the two holes.
A loop was then made for the feeder to be hung off a branch of a tree.
Using a funnel we poured sunflower seeds into the bottle and then put the lid back on the bottle.
Here are our completed
bird feeders ready to be brought home. Hopefully they will attract lots of
birds, such as the gold finch, green finch, siskin and robin. We hope they won't go hungry this winter.
