Design and make several feeders, all exactly the same.

Paint each a different colour, or pattern of colours. To help you, think about the colours or patterns that birds might see in the wild.

Set the feeders up together in a place where you know birds will come.

Use the same food in each one (this is to make sure that birds choose a feeder because of its colour and not for its design or the food it offers).

Note down how many birds come to each feeder.

Note down which birds use each feeder.

Here is an example of the patterns and colours you could use. Try and invent some of your own:

Feeder 1 = 5 visits

Feeder 2 = 8 visits

Feeder 3 =11 visits

Evaluating the feeders (Did they work?)

• Were any colours or patterns more attractive to the birds?
• Can you think of a reason for this?
• Did the birds avoid any of the colours or patterns?
• How might this help them in their normal life?

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