Hi everyone! It’s me, Dino! Jessi is on spring break, so she let me take over to teach you about two of my favorite things: birds and recycling! Did you know that birds love recycling? It helps make the world cleaner, and you can recycle things you might usually throw away to make bird feeders. Bird feeders are perfect for feeding birds like me!
Let’s start by talking about what we birds enjoy eating. We love insects, worms, and ticks. Yum! But we also eat some human foods like nuts, sunflower seeds, peanut butter, and fruits. My favorite fruit is apples! However, there are some human foods that are not safe for birds.
First, avoid giving us chocolate. It might be tasty for you, but it’s not good for birds. Also, try not to give us bread. While I might eat it, it doesn’t have the nutrients I need and can attract mice and rats. I prefer to keep my food to myself!
Now that we know what birds like to eat, let’s make some bird feeders! Here’s a fun and simple one to start with:
You’ll need a toilet paper roll, string, peanut butter, a butter knife or spoon, a plate, and some bird food like sunflower seeds. This might get messy, so make sure you’re in a place where it’s okay to make a mess.
This feeder is fun because you can refill it over and over. You’ll need an empty plastic jug, a marker, birdseed, and scissors. Be sure to ask a grown-up for help with this one.
For this feeder, you’ll need an empty plastic bottle, string, scissors, birdseed, and a wooden spoon or pencil.
By recycling and making bird feeders, you’re helping the environment and giving neighborhood birds a meal. That’s so sweet of you!
If you make a bird feeder or have questions about birds, dinosaurs, or anything else, grab a grown-up and leave a comment or send an email to [email protected]. Thanks for making bird feeders with me, and have a scrumptious day!
Bird Watching Journal: Spend some time outside or near a window where you can see birds. Use a notebook to draw pictures of the birds you see and write down what they are doing. Are they eating from your bird feeder? What colors are they? How many different kinds of birds can you spot? Share your journal with a friend or family member and talk about the different birds you observed.
Recycling Treasure Hunt: Go on a recycling treasure hunt around your home with a grown-up. Look for items that can be recycled, like paper, plastic bottles, and cans. Talk about how recycling these items can help the environment and how they can be turned into new things, like bird feeders. Try to find at least five items that can be recycled and discuss what new things they could become.
Bird Food Experiment: With a grown-up, try offering different types of bird food in your feeder and observe which ones the birds like best. You can use sunflower seeds, peanuts, or small pieces of fruit. Keep track of which food attracts the most birds and which types of birds prefer each food. Discuss why you think some foods are more popular than others with the birds.
