Christmas day is now just a memory. Presents have been opened. Meals are finished. You don’t hear Christmas music. Visits with friends and relatives are over.
Soon it will be time to take down your Christmas tree. If you have a real tree (as opposed to artificial) don’t just throw it out with the trash. Get more use from it. Put it in your backyard.
Your backyard birds would really love it. The dense branches and pine needles provide shelter from the wind and cold (and snow if we ever get some). A tree also provides additional protection from predators such as cats and hawks. Chickadees, cardinal, juncos, and sparrow would love it.
Give them a belated holiday present by putting your tree in your yard. You and your birds will get many additional weeks of enjoyment from it.
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