Get a Chickadee to Eat Out of Your Hand!

Chickadee Boy1. Every day, fill a birdfeeder with seed and wait nearby for the chickadees to come.

2. Each time, stand a little closer to the feeder, so the birds get used to you.

3. When you can stand an arm's length away from the feeder without making the birds fly away, the time is right.

4. Put some seeds in your hand, stretch out your arm, and hold very still. With a little luck, a chickadee will drop by for a snack!

by Gerry Bishop
art by Jim Paillot

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