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  1. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    Mrs Pal received this gift ...It is 10"in diameter,18"high,the handle is a bird...What on earth is it for?:scratch:
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    Mrs Shiney thinks it may be a bird feeder but the holes seem much too big!

    It looks as though the base can be screwed down :scratch:

    In the old days I may have kept my Stovepipe hat in it :heehee:
     
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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    Got a new wine bottle cover too:paladin::D
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      Well, it looks like a really big feeder doesn't it?! The only Bird food for that would seem to be fruit, i.e: Apples etc. Otherwise:scratch::dunno::D
       
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      It looks very much like one of these bird cages, only it doesn't have a door (economy version?):

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      I reckon, it is a Squirel / Pidgeon / Cat deterent
      You place the bird seed/ feed container inside and only small birds can enter

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      Kandy Will be glad to see the sun again soon.....

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      Hi Nick it looks to me like the sort of container which would hold either fruit or perhaps fat balls for the birds to feed on although the only way to find out exactly what it is is to ask the person who brought it for you what it is.I would have thought there would have been a lable of some sorts on the item telling you what it is:scratch:

      Love the bottle holder by the way:thumbsup:I was given a bottle of wine with gold thread attached to it this year like yours under the bottle holder so greatr minds think alike:D
       
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        Good thinking, Jack. But wouldn't they have to be very small birds to fit through the wire? :heehee: Perhaps it's a squirrel proof feeder for climbing worms.
         
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          I've seen quite a lot of variations on that theme, Paladin, they're suppose to be ornamental - don't think they have a real purpose.
          Sold as garden or garden-room ornaments as mini bird cages.
           
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          :scratch: Tricky one Pal... Well not knowing, I think I would use it as a fir cone holder as I use fir cones for fire lighters & have a basketful of them stashed round the corner of the chimney breast... Newspaper holder..??? :heehee:
           
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          I can't spot that design amongst this lot :scratch: :heehee:. I don't think this lot were very good because all the birds had escaped. :loll:


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          Just for a bit of fun, try and guess where I took this photo?
           
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          :scratch: London, Hong Kong.??
           
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          Sorry, Marley, neither of those. :(
           
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          The Canary Isles?:heehee:
           
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            Dai, your answer is nearer than one of Marley's and further than the other. :D
             
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