{"id":64,"date":"2010-11-24T15:55:26","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T20:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outdooredguys.wordpress.com\/?p=64"},"modified":"2010-11-24T15:55:26","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T20:55:26","slug":"that-chickadee-feeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/2010\/11\/24\/that-chickadee-feeding\/","title":{"rendered":"That Chickadee Feeding"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, you’ve read That Chickadee Feeling<\/em> by Frank Glew.\u00a0 In this book, a child gets a wonderful feeling from a chickadee eating sunflower seeds\u00a0out of her hand.\u00a0 You<\/em> really want a chickadee to eat sunflower seeds out of your<\/em> hand.\u00a0 What do you do?\u00a0 How do you start?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It’s not that hard.\u00a0 You just need a little bit of patience.<\/p>\n

Step 1<\/strong>: Attach a container of sunflower seeds to a tree, or a post, or your back porch.\u00a0 It works best if there are some branches or bushes close by where the birds will feel safe.\u00a0 Or put it close to another bird feeder you already have out.<\/p>\n

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Step 2:<\/strong> Give the chickadees some time to find the seeds.\u00a0 After a few days, if you don’t see any chickadees coming to your container, move the container.\u00a0 Squirrels will come too.\u00a0 Don’t worry about the squirrels.\u00a0 Fill your container every day.<\/p>\n

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Step 3:<\/strong> Once the chickadees are coming to your little feeder, put a few sunflower seeds in your hand, and place your hand over the feeder.\u00a0 Be patient.\u00a0 Be still.\u00a0 The birds are nervous about this.\u00a0 You are nervous about this.\u00a0 A chickadee can’t hurt you.\u00a0 Once you get one brave chickadee to land on your hand, you have a new friend.\u00a0 The chickadee will fly away with a seed or two and either eat them or store them for later.\u00a0 There is a very good chance that a minute later, that same chickadee will be back for more.<\/p>\n

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Once the chickadees are comfortable coming to your hand, you don’t need to have your hand right over the container.\u00a0\u00a0However, put something over the\u00a0container so that the chickadees will come to your hand instead of going to it.\u00a0\u00a0Then invite your friends and family over to share the feeling.\u00a0 Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, you’ve read That Chickadee Feeling by Frank Glew.\u00a0 In this book, a child gets a wonderful feeling from a chickadee eating sunflower seeds\u00a0out of her hand.\u00a0 You really want a chickadee to eat sunflower seeds out of your hand.\u00a0 What do you do?\u00a0 How do you start?\u00a0 It’s not that hard.\u00a0 You just need […]<\/p>\n

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