A Happy Friday to all and some Ostrich egg shells here had a change of life as they are now bird feeders.
A brilliant DIY solution to cut some holes and shove some sticks through the egg shells for the smaller birds to sit on. Then to fill the bottom with bird seeds. Simple, but very effective.
We stopped for some coffee on the way back from a meeting and I took some photos of the feeders. A first to see them and the egg shells were covered in some bright colors. I would love to find out how the holes were cut, as ostrich egg shells are very tough and a hard knock can crack the shells.
Oudtshoorn, a town in South Africa, is ostrich country and I was stationed there during my army days. One ostrich egg could feed 6 of us easily.
But here now, the shells serve a different purpose in life.
But don't take my word for it, as here is the evidence that the birds like it.
The little female Cape Sparrow popped in and out to tell me that she liked the feeder:)
And maybe you saw that there was another bird busy to eat in the blue shell.
The good thing about the feeders is that the bigger birds like doves and pigeons cannot get into the feeders, so they can't chase the small birds away or eat all of the seeds.
But it was lovely watching the pigeons on their training flight.
Sorry about the clouds in the pictures but we are slowly building up for another storm that will land tomorrow.
That is the thing about us as the human sapient breed. We all think differently and some are very arty. A Klutz like me could never have figured this out even though I also stick to simplicity in the charity projects that I design. Some uses for the ostrich eggs were invented before, some as small flower pots and others to display paintings of the African wildlife, but this idea of bird feeders takes the cake.
Maybe you will agree with me and so may it be.
I hope that you liked the pictures and the story.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
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