Nov
10
Homemade hummingbird feeder
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Just for fun I took a couple of things out of the recycle-bin and made a fast and easy, working hummingbird feeder. The hummingbirds seem to really like it. To make one you need: one X-Acto knife or small knife. One 8oz/226g Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter container. One Yoplait Smoothie (strawberry) container or almost any plastic bottle can be used. Some red color on it will help attract the hummingbirds (red ribbons, stickers or red hummingbird nectar), use a larger size bottle if you have …







8 Comments
November 10th, 2009 at 3:15 am
i live north of austin i get green osnes with all red heads and just green ones are they a different kind of h bird
November 10th, 2009 at 3:48 am
hey thanks for this idea… just what I was looking for!
November 10th, 2009 at 4:21 am
Hi ratcrib, Thanks for viewing! I’m in Houston Tx. and the mixture I use is four parts water and one part sugar.
November 10th, 2009 at 4:59 am
I hear blue jays in the background…
November 10th, 2009 at 5:55 am
Great idea!
November 10th, 2009 at 6:52 am
Well, you had the right colored bottle to grab their attention.
November 10th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Fantastic bravo mate. This is an excellent video. =) 5*****s
November 10th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Very cool design – great job! I guess those are both zip ties?