Northern mockingbirds are omnivores whose primary food source is insects, berries and seeds. They consume insects mostly in the summer months and fruit in the fall and winter. Beetles, grasshoppers, butterflies, earthworms, bees, ants, wasps and even the occasional small lizard fall among their prey. Mockingbirds also love cherries, crab apples and mulberries. Plant thick shrubbery in your yard to attract mockingbirds, and feed this songbird a tasty peanut butter ball dish during the lean winter months.
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup mixed bird seed
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup cracked corn
- 1/2 cup oatmeal
- Flat bird feeder
- Mixing bowl
- Small plate
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Instructions
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Place half of the dry ingredients (bird seed, nuts, oats, corn and oatmeal) onto a small plate. Mix them together so that they are evenly distributed. Set aside for later.
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Put the peanut butter in the mixing bowl. Add the rest of the dry ingredients. Mix well with the peanut butter.
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Roll the peanut butter mixture into a ball.
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Roll the peanut butter ball on the small plate filled with dry ingredients. Coat the entire ball with the nut/oat mixture.
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Place the peanut butter ball onto a flat bird feeder for your mockingbirds to enjoy.
