It is sad, but on average of 10 birds only two manage to survive the winter and meet the spring with their merry singing. The rest die of hunger and cold, as the lack of food reduces the ability of feathery to fight frost. However, feeding birds is important not only in winter, but at any other time of the year, especially if you do it in your garden or cottage area. The fact is that our feathered brothers are effectively fighting with gnats and insects, thereby protecting the crop from pests. In addition, a bird feeder with your own hands will allow you to show imagination and decorate the site with an exclusive accessory. And how interesting it is to do this with the children!
"House of Dreams" made a selection of beautiful and interesting feeders and wants to share with these readers these examples. So, let's see how you can make a bird feeder and what it will take.
Bird feeder
We choose the material and a suitable place for the
feeder. Many bird feeders are associated with a wooden birdhouse resembling a miniature house. This form is ideal for the organization of bird feeding places:
- first, the birdhouse has a roof that protects the food from rain and wind;
- second, the wooden feeder, as a rule, is sturdy and reliable;
- third, the birdhouse from the tree harmoniously fits into any landscape.
However, do not limit your imagination, because the bird feeder can be embodied in almost any form, most importantly, that it meets the following criteria:
- reliability and durability. When choosing material and fasteners for the feeder, consider that they must withstand the weight of feathered guests;
- durability of the material. To the feeder pleased the birds and you for a long time, make it from materials that do not deform from precipitation. Of course, a small birdhouse can be made from cardboard or food packages, but note that such a feeder will last until the first rain or snowfall, then it will have to be replaced;
- security. Making houses for birds, you have to cut out the entrance, windows and other openings. To guests who arrived at the meal, do not get hurt on the edge of the product, treat them with protective materials - electrical tape, polymer clay, resin, etc.
Decorative birdhouse photo
How to make a birdhouse from a tree
Very beautiful bird feeder with a transparent roof
It is also very important that the bird feeders and birdhouses are in places convenient for birds. You do not need to place them in the thicket of branches, a heavily blown zone, and also places where cats can reach. To attract the attention of birds, hang a birdhouse on an open and well-viewed site.
Examples of beautiful nestboxes made by own hands
And now the most interesting is a selection of beautiful bird feeders, which are not so difficult to make by yourself.
Wooden house
To build a birdhouse from a tree, it is not necessary to have the skill of a carpenter. Make a wooden house for birds can be made of boards, beams, small logs or even wine corks, the main thing is to securely fasten all the elements and install them on a solid foundation. In order for the birds to have a good meal, take care of the wide entrance.
Beautiful houses for birds photo
House for birds from wood with their own hands
Birdhouse with their own hands made of wood
Broom from wine corks with their own hands photo
As an option, a wooden feeder can be made from an old log. To do this, it is necessary to cut and clean its core, and also to come up with a firm suspension. Such feeders are often used for poultry, for example, in chicken coops.
Wooden log feeder photo
Bird feeder from the log
Bird feeder from the bottle
A bird feeder from a plastic bottle can even be made by a child. To create it, you just need to cut a wide entrance into the tank, process its edges and pick up a suitable suspension. However, so that the plastic feeder not only served as a dining room for birds, but also decorated your garden, add it with bright pictures, inscriptions and ornaments.
Bird feeder from the plastic bottle
Feeder from the 5-liter plastic bottle with your own hands
You can glue the bottle with a rope, wrapping it very tightly, and zadekorirovat natural materials - bark of the tree, cones, dry leaves, rowan, etc.
Feeder from bottle decorated with rope
From the usual plastic bottle it is possible to make a feeder with automatic feeding of food. To do this, it is necessary to cut through the two sides of the tank paired holes and insert into them a wide wooden spoon. If the bottle is filled up to the top with food, the grains in small portions will spill into a spoon. And the bird is comfortable on it.
Simple feeder from a plastic bottle and wooden spoons
A similar feeder can also be made using a product in the form of a hollow tunnel instead of spoons. Instead of a bottle, food containers can also be used.
Feeder from plastic container with lid
Feeder from old dishes
The dish trough is unlikely to accustom your feathered guests to table etiquette, but it will certainly become the original decoration of the garden. Glue the cup to the saucer with super glue, select a reliable suspension( chain, rope, wire) and install the resulting feeder, for example, on a tree branch.
Feeder from the tea set on the chain
If you want to make a design that is both a bird feeder and a bird feeder, make a hanging piece using a cup, saucer and a deep plate, fastened with strong decorative chains.
How to make a bird feeder from old dishes
Very nice look such feeders, in which the cup is turned upside down on the "barrel".In this case, it must also be glued.
How to properly hang a saucer from a saucer with a cup
You can also use a ceramic kettle as a feeder, the opening of which will become an entrance for birds. The teapot should be turned to the position on its side, making a hole for the rope or wire on the side wall, as well as on the lid, and suspend the structure in the manner shown in the photo.
Feeder from teapot kettle
Directly on your site you can make such an original feeder, in which saucers with cups are attached to the legs of the old table, and the legs themselves are in a bucket with sand. It would seem simple, but at the same time it is original and not like everyone else.
Bird feeders from the old service
And here's another interesting idea for the bird feeder, which can be made from a saucer, attaching a roof to it. And such ideas with the use of old dishes can be very much.
A saucer from a saucer with a roof photo
A very beautiful bird feeder will turn out also from an old wine bottle, turned upside down. It is enough just to pick up a suitable holder for it. But such a feeder fits only for small fodder, if the seeds are larger, it is better to use a glass bottle with a wide neck, for example, from dairy products or juices.
Feeder from a glass bottle with your own hands
Feeder made of wood and a glass bottle Photo
Feeding bird for birds with your own hands Photo
Feeding pumpkin
From a round pumpkin you can make not only vases, as we said earlier in this article, autumn decorations and scenery forHalloween, but also bird feeders. It is enough to cut a through hole in the pumpkin, peel it of seeds and hang it over the rope to the branch.
Poultry feeder for birds from the pumpkin
Feeders from the
mesh A simple and original bird feeder can be made from a mesh that is used in supermarkets for packing fruit and vegetables. To do this, you just need to fill the grid with food, firmly tie it in a bundle and hang it in any suitable place. From such a bird feeder the birds will easily grab grains, crumbs, porridge, and even the strongest wind will not be able to disperse them. If you decorate a site for a holiday, a grid with food can become an element of a Christmas wreath or any other accessory. In fact, these are disposable feeding troughs, and when the feed ends in them, you just need to make new nodules. By the way, such nodules are often filled with ready-made porridge for birds, than with dry food.
Feeder-nodules from the grid
How to make a bird feeder with a bird food
Bird feeders as part of the New Year's decor
Precisely on the same principle, you can make a feeder from a metal mesh. It is best to use a flexible material, since in this case it will not be difficult to give it any shape.
Feeders made of metal net in the form of acorns
Bird feeder from the grid photo
Practical bird feeder from the grid photo
Suspended bird food
If you want to make life easier for the birds, but you do not have time to build a birdhouse, do not give upits good purpose. Now on sale it is possible to find a suspended pressed feed for birds, which is very convenient as a self-made feeder. Since this food is intended for parrots and other birds living in cages, it initially has a comfortable suspension. If the suspension is not on the stern, you can make it with a strong thread or a thin wire. Often this food is made in the form of a variety of intricate figures, so it will become another decoration of your garden for a while( until it is eaten).In principle, you can make this food yourself, there are a lot of master classes with step-by-step photos and detailed instructions.
Ready bird food on a rope
Ready bird food on a rope
Make sure that the bird feeder with its own hands is always filled with grains, bread crumbs and other feathered things. Very soon this accessory will bring to you in the courtyard of a lot of guests who will thank you with lively singing and the absence of pesky insects.
