• an empty toilet roll
• coconut oil or peanut butter for garden birds (you can buy these in garden centers or pet shops, for example - be careful not to use normal peanut butter, it is too salty and contains roasted peanuts - not good for the birds)
• a bag of raisins and a bag of sunflower seeds (or a ready-made winter bird food mix)
• a knife for spreading
• string

• Place the coconut oil on a large flat plate and put it on the heat for a while - it will soften up nicely! If you want to use the peanut butter for garden birds, you only need to unscrew the jar.
• In the meantime, fill another plate with the raisins
  and sunflower seeds.

• Now use a knife to smear your toilet roll with a nice thick layer of coconut oil or peanut butter for garden birds!
• Then roll the greased roll through the raisin and sunflower seed plate - until a lot of food sticks to the roll.

• Now you can hang the roll with the cord directly from a branch
  outside. Or you can insert a stick and knot the cord to both sides of the stick - as shown in the picture.
• It is best not to hang the roll directly in front of the window, but in such a way that it hangs freely. This prevents enemies, such as domestic cats, from sneaking up unnoticed. Nevertheless, trees and bushes in the area should not be missing as a place of retreat.

Your winter feeding station is ready. And now have fun watching the birds!

By the way: You can also use a large pine cone instead of the toilet roll and press the mixture between the individual scales - give it a try!