Bird Table For The Garden

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22540, 3 October 1936, Page 8 (Supplement)

Bird Table For The Garden

Many boys take a great interest in birds, and their special delight i 8 to see that those which visit their gardens in winter are fed properly. To throw food on the ground for them is a Kindly act; nevertheless, it often proves to be dangerous, as cats get to know where the birds are likely to congregate. Pussy secrets herself behind some obstacle, and when a number of our feathered friends are eating the crumbs we have provided pounces on them with fatal consequences. A bird table, however, makes bird feeding absolutely ssife. The table consists of a flat piece of wood about a foot square, screwed to the top of a six-foot pole. The screws are reinforced by a couple of brackets fixed to the pole and to the underside of the flat top. The foot of the pole is driven into the ground, the position chosen being such that no cat can jump off a low roof, a wall, or an overhanging branch on to the table. The bird table shown in the illustration has an ornamental compartment into which the birds may enter. The circular walls are cut out of sheet zinc and the conical roof is thatched with straw. Uy making the walls rectangular, it will be a simple matter to cut them out of thin deal or three-ply. The thatched roof adds a particularly pleasing touch to the general appearance.