BigOly
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recycled plastic bottle bird feeder
The birds love this feeder and the price is right! Use a hot nail or drill to put a couple holes for a piece of coathanger near the top.I use cuppo
de oro sticks to put inside the holes I drilled on the sides, push them all the way through the bottle to make a place for the birds to stand. Then,
drill holes for the seed to be picked out of(experiment with the size of hole. The seed shouldn't fall out on it's own.maybe 3 inches above the
stands).
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ligui
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Thanks , will be making one today , spring isn't to far away and like to help out the new parents .
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Lauriboats
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Great idea!
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
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Mexicorn
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On that note I'm looking for a good Hummingbird feeder. Any recomendations?
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willyAirstream
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Here is one I made, inspired by a feeder online. There weren't any hummingbirds just now, when I took the pic, but have 6 regular customers and one
day had 12 feeding at once. Only problem is bees take over every afternoon. Set out 2 bee traps, but that is not helping much.
You can get all the details here.
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BigOly
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Willy, that's an idea but maybe just a little over the top for me. I guess I like the one little feeder here, and one over there theme so the Gila
Woodpeckers and Orioles don't compete with the hummers so much and scare them off. I had ants climbing up my feeder poles so I ringed the base with
marine grease, works great.
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BigOly
I guess I like the one little feeder here, and one over there theme so the Gila Woodpeckers and Orioles don't compete with the hummers so much and
scare them off. I had ants climbing up my feeder poles so I ringed the base with marine grease, works great. |
you need to get one of these to keep them away. 
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Bob Durrell
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BigOly
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durrell.......that's a gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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willyAirstream
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Good One Durrell
here is durells pic
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mcfez
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I bet these feeders will work for the Fluffy Bird
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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