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Homemade Bird Food: 26 Fun & Easy Recipes to Feed Backyard Birds
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About Homemade Bird Food: 26 Fun & Easy Recipes To Feed
Product Description Find Your Recipe for Bird Watching Success A few minutes in the kitchen can become hours of bird watching fun. Take birding to another level by creating unique dishes especially for backyard birds. This creative cookbook turns bird food into a banana split, cupcake, pie, and even tree ornaments. Each dish is perfect to tackle alone or with the whole family. Inside You’ll Find 26 recipes to attract the birds you want to see Ingredients that appeal to 70+ bird species, including “hard-to-get” birds Tips on selecting the right ingredients for the right birds A handy chart that shows which birds dine on each dish BONUS: Tips for cooking with kids, wildlife research projects, and a bird-identification section See more birds and make birding even more interactive. Invite everybirdy to your yard with a banquet of nutritious, homemade foods. About the Author Award-winning author and science educator Adele Porter combines her passion for science and dedication to children in her books. In fact, the students that Adele has worked with during 20 years as an educator inspired Homemade Bird Food. Adele has also written educational materials for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Forest Service and various publications. She is a member of the National Science Teachers’ Association, the American Ornithologists’ Union and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. For Adele, one of the best parts of being an author is meeting the readers of her books at author programs and book signings and hearing their enthusiastic outdoor stories. She looks forward to hearing of your new wildlife adventures! A native of Minnesota, Adele enjoys the time she and her three children spend together more than anything else. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Kids in the Kitchen Cooking with your child is a fun way to spend time together while building essential life-long skills. The recipes in this cookbook are intended for adults and for children, with the premise that parents know best the unique capabilities of their child and what constitutes a safe level of engagement. For kids, cooking in a kitchen can be a lot like doing a fun science experiment in a chemistry lab. It’s fascinating to mix ingredients and see the reaction. Your goal is to make sure that the reactions occur as planned, so here are a few simple tips to make certain that kitchen science remains fun and safe. Read the directions thoroughly before starting. Modeling this essential rule of cooking will prepare your child for any steps that require your absolute supervision. When the recipe calls for the use of a knife, electrical appliance and/or heat, an adult should be in charge. Remind your young assistant to keep electrical cords and appliances away from contact with water. Keep any loose clothing, jewelry or hair away from moving parts and heat. Tie back long hair and remove jewelry. Roll up your sleeves, put on an apron and get ready to safely cook! Hint: Cooking can bring on hunger for kids. Provide them with kid-sized portions of fruit, vegetables and nuts in a separate part of the kitchen from the ingredients being used to cook for the birds. Explain that the food they are cooking is not for people, even though some of the ingredients are familiar. ***** Double-dipped Cone Ingredients Pine cones Suet Seeds, any combination Peanut butter Tools String or yarn Directions Step 1: Explore an area with pine trees and collect a few pine cones. Take time to enjoy the smell of pine needles underfoot and the activity of wildlife. Step 2: Tie a 12-inch length of string or yarn under the top layer of scales on the pine cone, just under the stem. Step 3: Melt suet on low heat in a heavy saucepan or double boiler. Hold onto the string and dip the cone into the melted suet. If the suet is not deep enough for dipping, pour suet over the cone with a long-handled spoon. (Hint: Place wax paper on a co
