How to Get Birds to Land in Your Hand With a Care Crow

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find 2 pairs of pants and 2 long-sleeve shirts which look similar.

   For example, 2 sets of jeans and 2 white shirts.
   
   Find a hat and sunglasses, if possible.
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   Step 2: Using string

   , Put a pair of sunglasses on it if possible.
   
   You can use an old Halloween mask on the sphere if you have one that looks reasonably human.
   
   You may use a marker to draw hair, ears, etc. on the head if you wish. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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   Step 3: duct tape

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   Step 4: crumbled newspaper and/or rags

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   Step 5: make a dummy out of one of the pairs of pants and one of the shirts.

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   Step 6: Use an old soccer ball

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   Step 7: balloon or sphere of any kind for a head.

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   Step 8: Attach the head to the dummy's body.

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   Step 9: Put the hat and sunglasses on it.

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    Step 10: Set the dummy on your favorite outdoor chair or lounge with arms.

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    Step 11: Make 2 hands out of Latex gloves partially filled with sand.

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    Step 12: Tie the hands to either arm of the chair at the end of the dummy's sleeves.

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    Step 13: Push a pocket into the palms of the sand-filled hands.

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    Step 14: Fill the palm pockets with wild birdseed.

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    Step 15: Wait a week or until the birds find the seed and begin visiting the Care-Crow on a regular basis.

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    Step 16: Keep filling the hands' palms with seed.

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    Step 17: When ready

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    Step 18: put on the second set of similar clothing

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    Step 19: take the hat and sunglasses from the Care-Crow and take its place on the outdoor chair.

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    Step 20: Hold birdseed in each of your hands.

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    Step 21: Hold still.

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    Step 22: The birds will not notice the difference between you and the Care-Crow and will land on your hands to feed.

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