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I heard about this idea on NPR. Instead of chucking your Christmas tree, set it out in your backyard to give some protection and food for birds. Especially where we live there are not many evergreen trees to offer birds a place to perch and hide. Winter is also a time when food is scarce for them.
So instead of getting rid of your tree, set it up in the yard and decorate it with bird feeders. We spread peanut butter on pine cones before putting sunflower seeds on them and kept our popcorn garland on the tree. It is the activity that keeps on giving too...because it is just as much fun to watch the birds from your back window.
*If you already got rid of your tree or didn't get a real one, consider just making some bird feeders to set out for the birds.
Variation:
You can spread peanut butter on a card board cut out and then pat on bird seed.
