Bird Feeder
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Bird feeder –
it’s for the birds! This bird feeder
is built in the form of a tray. I like
that format because it provides for some interesting action among the
birds. They gather around the sides, they
tweet each other, hold wings, bow heads, say grace and then dive in for
dinner. Fun to watch. First, how it’s
built. The bottom is made out of plexiglass which allows viewing of the amount
of bird seed in the feeder from the ground.
That’s important because this feeder is located 15 feet above the
ground. To allow rain water to drain,
there are 1/8” holes drilled in the plexiglass – about 24 of them. In the center is a 1/2" PVC pipe
painted black. The feeder is
stabilized to the pipe by two 3/4" plywood ‘donuts’, one on top of the
plexiglass and one underneath. They
are bolted together through the plexiglass.
Then on the bottom of the pipe is a 1/2" PVC coupling to hold up
the donut and plexiglass assembly. Second, how it
works. Well, you’ve got to see the
video for that! |