Feeders from the recycle pile. (1 Viewer)

carjug

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• Sep 7, 2012

• #1

Lessee, Got the pictures from the thingy!
I like junk. I have a basket full of likely looking plastic and glass stuff that looks like it would appeal to Hummers. The first picture is a wine bottle jammed into a pill bottle with some beak-holes drilled into it. It was incredibly successful. The second picture is a peanut jar with a vitamin bottle inside, i don't know if it is quite the feeder the pill bottle is. Now I am going to reply to my own post and put up a couple more photos.

 

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carjug

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• Sep 7, 2012

• #2

Here are two more, the plastic canvas in the first one is available at craft stores. Hummers love this feeder, but it has to be hung in a covered area. The second is a NOS bottlecap feeder, and it excells at feeding white-faced hornets and yellowjackets.
If I ever invest in glass-blowing or plastic fabrication equipment, just konk me over the head! These feeders are made using a sharp thumb-cutting knife, a 3/32 inch drill bit, a little bit of ingenuity, and a bunch of junk.

 

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crewl1

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• Oct 3, 2012

• #3

Great use of the recyclables, carjug!

 

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costaricafinca

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• Oct 3, 2012

• #4

Some good ideas...but I'll stick to flowers, I think!

 

Ironwood

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• Oct 14, 2012

• #5

I use milk jugs and plastic juice bottles for bird feeders. I'll have to check around for something to use as a humminbird feeder.|=)|