During the winter school holidays children visiting Tiny Shops got their hands dirty making pine cone bird feeders, to hang from the bare branched trees.
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Over these cold months there is less food around in our city and gardens for birds to eat.
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We also talked more about birds in general – what makes them special, which birds live in New Zealand and which are our favourites!