Treat the birds

In cold weather, garden birds still need extra nourishment to keep them warm on cold nights. All you need is vegetable suet or lard, bird seed mix and empty yogurt pots. Mix one part suet to two parts seed, transfer to a saucepan and gently heat until the fat melts.

Next, make a small hole in the bottom of each pot and thread some twine through to tie the feeder to a tree branch. Pour the mixture into the pots, set overnight in the fridge, then simply remove the pot and hang outside.

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