The feeder is a very simple device, but very necessary in any period of winter, because at this time the birds need food, which is very difficult for them to find on their own. Therefore, it is possible to make a feeder from a 5 liter plastic bottle, which will have a simple design, but can provide food for a large number of birds.
Benefits of plastic bottle
Feeders can be made from a variety of materials. Plastic packaging is the most popular in this regard, as it has a large number of advantages. These include:
- availability;
- low cost;
- ease of processing;
- the ability to protect feed from wind and precipitation;
- resistance to temperature changes.
As for the plastic container with a volume of 5 liters, it is especially popular in the manufacture of feeders. This is due to the fact that she:
- has a wider bottom, which can accommodate more birds;
- has a good capacity, which means that more feed can be poured at a time.
Tools and materials
To make a feeder from a 5L bottle, you do not need an expensive tool. A complete bird design can be made using:
- bottle
- rope or wire;
- stationery knife and scissors;
- awl;
- tape or duct tape.
Step by step instructions for making
A large number of different feeders can be made from a 5 liter plastic bottle. It can be a horizontal or vertical design, with or without a cover. It is also possible to manufacture a product with automatic feed supply.
Horizontal design
The horizontal design allows you to feed a large number of birds. In addition, it is easy to manufacture. To build a product, you need:
If you take bottles of different colors for such a product, then it can become a decor for a personal plot.
Simple execution
Sometimes there is no time to make a complex feeder or you need to make several of them in a short period of time. For such situations, there are two options for the simplest designs from a 5 liter bottle. The first option is as follows:
- It is necessary to make a wide hole at a distance of 4-5 cm from the bottom. It is recommended to seal the edges of the hole with electrical tape to eliminate the risk of injury to birds.
- Put any dense material (for example, plywood or tile) on the bottom of the bottle. This measure is needed for weighting.
- It is necessary to tie a wire or rope to the neck, for which it will be possible to hang the structure on a branch.
The second option involves a horizontal arrangement of the feeder, which makes the design even simpler. In advance, you need to prepare only a bottle, wire and a knife. After that:
- Cut off the bottom and neck.
- Put the bottle on the side. In the upper part, make two holes through which to stretch the rope or wire. For the resulting loop, hang the feeder on a branch.
Winter design with a roof
From a plastic bottle with a volume of 5 liters, you can make the so-called correct winter feeder. It will have a roof to protect the food from snow and water, high walls, thanks to which the wind will not be able to blow the food out, and a good mount that holds the structure to the tree.
To make such a feeder, you need to prepare one large bottle and two containers of 1.5 liters. No special fixtures are required. The manufacturing process is carried out according to the following plan:
Creating bird feeders is not only an interesting pastime with children, but also an opportunity to help smaller brothers with your own hands and explain to your child the importance of caring for fauna. Plastic bottles are an ideal material for creating a feeder, as they come in a variety of sizes and are also resistant to various types of weather conditions.
What tools and materials will be needed
When creating a house, the following materials are needed, which can be found in almost any house:
- an empty plastic bottle of suitable volume;
- electrical tape or tape;
- cutter;
- rope.
These materials are suitable for creating a classic feeder.
For more original and interesting products, some other tools may be needed, for example:
- hot glue;
- drill;
- decorative ornaments;
- screws;
- Bowl;
- "perches", etc.
Also, when making a feeder, you need to follow a few simple rules:
- Bottles should only be used clean. If there were sugary foods or household cleaning products in the container, they should be thoroughly rinsed. The most optimal way is to soak the bottle in a solution of lemon juice and water (no more than a day). After that, the bottle must be thoroughly washed first with soap (without fragrances and dyes), and then with clean running water.
- Do not use toxic items and items with chemicals. additives.
- The edges of the feeder must be carefully processed so as not to harm the birds.
- It is necessary to ensure that seeds that are harmful to feathered comrades, such as fried sunflower seeds, do not get into the bird's "dining room".
- Before placing the "dining room" you should make sure that the birds do not fall into the trap and do not damage the wings, feathers.
- Do not place feeders near roads and other places with high sound noise. It is best to do this near forests or a large cluster of trees, in yards, in the country.
Bird feeder from a 1.5-liter bottle: step by step instructions
The simplest option for making a "dining room" for birds is made from a 1.5-liter bottle:
- Laying the bottle flat, cut symmetrical holes from 2 opposite sides so that there are “walls” of at least 1-2 cm. The shape of the holes does not really matter, but an oval or rectangle is usually used.
- The sharp edges at the slots must be pasted over with electrical tape so that they do not harm the feathered comrades.
- At the bottom of the bottle, it is recommended to make tiny holes so that the food does not deteriorate from excessive moisture.
- It is necessary to drill a hole of small diameter in the lid: it is necessary to thread two edges of the rope into it so that a loop forms on top. Then the ends of the rope must be tied into a tight knot. Make sure the rope is strong enough to support the weight of the millet and birds.
- Having twisted the cap on the bottle, it remains only to find the most successful tree and hang it, not forgetting to leave food.
Feeders made from such improvised means have several advantages:
- Accessibility and economy;
- ease of use (plastic is a fairly flexible and thin material);
- cold and moisture resistance;
- impervious to wind and dirt.
Bird feeder from a 5 liter bottle
5 liter plastic bottles have enough volume to make your own feeder for larger birds, such as pigeons, cuckoos or crows:
5-liter bottles have a special handle next to the lid - it is advisable to get rid of it, as birds can get stuck in it.
Bird feeder from 2 plastic bottles
With the help of 2 plastic bottles, you can make a so-called bunker feeder.
Despite the name, making it is quite simple:
This type of do-it-yourself plastic bottle bird feeder is the best for the following reasons:
- Most of the food is protected from dirt and excess moisture, which means it will stay fresh longer.
- Birds, due to the peculiarities of eating food, often scatter part of the feed. Thanks to the hopper feeder, spilled feed will be kept to a minimum.
- In case of accidents (feeder falling, rain or snowfall), only part of the food will be spoiled, while the rest of the food will remain intact.
Original winter feeder made of plastic bottles
Winter is the time of the most unfavorable conditions for birds: most of the food (which is not very much in the cold) that birds can get is hidden under a layer of snow, and strong gusts of wind and snowfall do not make the task easier. That is why it is very important to make feeders for the winter period. 
However, not each of the feeders can be suitable for the cold season and the "winter feeders" have a number of features:
- The presence of a canopy that protects food from snow.
- The walls of the feeder must be of sufficient height to protect the feed from sudden gusts of wind that can blow it out.
- In order to avoid the product falling from the tree, it is necessary to provide the feeder with a sufficiently strong latch.
- The basis of the feeder should consist of a material with high frost and moisture resistance.
To make a suitable feeder, you will need Zbutyl: 2 x 1.5 liters and one 5-liter:
- A bottle with a large volume will become the basis for the feeder. On three of its sides, it is necessary to cut out 3 holes in the form of the letter "P": 1 large and 2 smaller ones. Bend them up to make a canopy. In the lid, it is necessary to make a hole slightly larger than the neck of a small bottle.
- In the bottom of one of the small bottles, you need to make a couple of holes, and then insert it inside the base bottle.
- "One and a half" No. 2 must be cut in such a way that a funnel is obtained. It must be inserted into the neck of the first 1.5-liter bottle.
- In conclusion, it is necessary, after filling the food, to tighten the bottles with lids.
Automatic bottle feeder
Those who are going to make such a "canteen" for birds will need 2 bottles (their volume does not matter).
First bottle:
- Cut off the bottom of the bottle and one of the sides like a child's spatula.
- Stepping back at least 3 cm from the cut end, cut a hole slightly larger than the neck of the second bottle.
Do-it-yourself bird feeder from a plastic bottle is very simple if you follow the step-by-step instructions. You don’t have to do anything with the second bottle: you need to rid it of the lid and pour food inside.
Then:
- Insert the second bottle neck down into the opening of the first bottle and secure them with hot glue.
- On the bottom of the second bottle, make two tiny holes, at a short distance from each other. Insert one end of the rope into the hole and pull it out of the other (loop down). Tie the ends of the rope together into a strong knot.
- Do the same operation with the bottom of the first bottle.
Feeder with dispenser of 2 plastic bottles
To make a bird feeder with automatic feeding with your own hands, you need a couple of plastic bottles: 5 l. and 1.5 l. For larger bottles, large holes must be cut around the entire perimeter, which must be located at least 2 cm apart and from the top and bottom of the bottle. 
A small bottle must be filled to the brim with food and passed inside a large bottle, neck down (without a lid). Then, at the "one and a half" it is necessary to cut the bottom. Close the large bottle with a lid, with a threaded rope. It will be possible to replenish food supplies by unscrewing the lid of a large bottle and pouring grain into a small one. Sharp edges must be sealed with electrical tape.
Every time the amount of feed in the large bottle decreases, it will begin to pour out of the small one.
Bottle and spoon feeder
For such a "dining room" it is necessary to do in 1.5 liters. the bottle has several holes: 2 on each opposite side (spoons should be placed perpendicular to each other). Moreover, the size of the holes is also distributed in pairs: 2 of them should be no less than 2 times larger than the others. The size of small holes is selected depending on the volume of the handle of the spoon. 
Insert a spoon into the holes in such a way that the handle is in the small hole, and the “spatula” peeks out under the larger hole. In the lid of the bottle, it is necessary to cut a small hole for the rope. Then you need to pour food into the bottle and close the lid. The principle of operation of such a feeder is very simple: food for birds wakes up in a spoon as it is lowered.
Feeder from a bottle and a plastic plate
Instruction:
How to decorate a finished feeder?
There are several ways to make a product more attractive:
- Color, paint with patterns using non-toxic paints;
- wrap with colored twine or ribbons;
- stick various applications;
- attach materials found in the forest: spruce branches and cones, bark, rowan branches, etc.;
- instead of standard cutouts on the "dining room", you can apply artistic carving.
In fact, you can make the feeder more attractive in a huge variety of ways, the main thing is to show your imagination.
For example, you can make a cute house feeder using some materials:
- Broom made of dried twigs;
- non-toxic paints;
- adhesive mass;
- rope.
Coat the bottle over the entire surface with glue, and then wrap it with twine so that there are no gaps left. Place the broom rods evenly at the neck, not far from the lid, and tie tightly with twine. When the product dries from the glue, beautiful carved windows can be drawn on top of the twine. 
For feeders lined up for the cold season, you can use unnecessary clothing, such as socks or a T-shirt (depending on the size of the bottle). However, it is necessary to ensure that the clothes are clean and do not emit strong odors that can scare away the birds. 
For such decoration, you just need to pull the item of clothing on the feeder, sew it at the bottom so that the clothes fit snugly against the bottle, and cut out the holes corresponding to the holes in the bottle. For the safety of the birds, glue the bottle with clothes at the holes, otherwise the bird may fall into the trap.
It is not always easy for birds to find their own food, so a person should help them with this.
Making bird feeders with your own hands from plastic bottles is not only a good deed in relation to the fauna, but also a great pastime with the family. In addition, this hobby will help to conduct an educational conversation that is so necessary for modern children about the importance of preserving nature.
Video: do-it-yourself plastic bottle bird feeder
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A bird feeder is an important thing at any time of the year and is especially relevant in winter. It is at this time that birds need an additional source of food. The fastest and easiest way to make a feeder is with a simple plastic bottle.
Making a feeder from a plastic bottle with your own hands, and the process of feeding birds, will allow you and your children not only to have an interesting time, but also to make a great contribution to the development of wildlife.
Making a plastic bottle feeder is a simple and fun process that has a number of advantages:
- Cost (does not require additional costs, as a rule, each house has everything you need).
- Availability.
- Ease of manufacture.
classic feeder
To make a feeder, we need a two-liter clean empty plastic bottle, a wooden stick (or spoon), a rope or wire for fastening.
Manufacturing:
- From the bottom of the bottle, retreat 4-5 centimeters from two diametrically opposite sides.
- Punch two round holes the width of the wooden stick.
- Insert a stick into these holes so that it is inside the bottle (perch for birds).
- Above these holes, cut out two rectangular holes, "windows" designed for birds.
- Tape the windows with colored tape to prevent the birds from hurting their paws.
- Tie the neck of the bottle with a wire or rope.
- Attach the bottle to a tree branch.
Horizontal feeder
This feeder is made from a 5 liter plastic bottle, this feeder will allow you to place a large amount of feed at one time and will be intended for birds of different sizes.
Manufacturing:
- Wash and dry the bottle.
- Place it horizontally.
- From two opposite sides, cut out two rectangles of the largest possible size.
- Under these rectangles, make two pairs of round holes, into which insert two wooden sticks parallel to each other. They will serve as a perch.
- Tie a string around the neck of the bottle.
- At the bottom of the bottle, symmetrically to the neck, make two holes through which to thread the rope.
Now our feeder resembles a swing, which we attach to a tree branch parallel to the ground.
original feeder
For the manufacture of this design, we need 2 bottles (large and smaller).
Manufacturing:
- Take a large bottle and make four large holes in it opposite each other.
- At the second bottle, it is necessary to cut off the bottom so that it can be placed inside a large bottle without reaching the bottom by 2-3 centimeters.
- Pour food into the bottom of the large bottle and place a small bottle on it so that its neck rests on the lid of the large bottle.
- Unscrew the lid from the large bottle and pour food into the small bottle through the funnel, screw the lid on.
- Attach the feeder to the tree branch using wire.
In this design, the main part of the feed will be well protected from rain. As the birds eat the food, the bottom of the feeder will gradually fill up.
How to decorate a homemade feeder
Very often, in elementary school or kindergarten, children are asked to bring a ready-made feeder. Each child can show their imagination and creativity by making a beautiful feeder.
With the help of indelible paints or felt-tip pens, you can draw the whole picture: a forest landscape or capture all family members, Russian ornaments are also suitable.
Using twine, you can create a real forest house. Wrap the container with twine, having previously treated its entire surface with glue. Decorate the resulting house with cones, acorns and spruce branches.
Girls who are fond of weaving with beads can stick on beads, rhinestones, beads, creating floral panels or an image of birds.
Also, colored threads used in weaving in the macrame style are suitable for decoration. Threads can be fixed with glue over the entire surface of the bottle.
Such feeders will definitely be unique and will be able to decorate any yard. Don't forget to take a photo of a plastic bottle feeder as a keepsake.
When creating your individual design, keep a balance between originality and practicality, because an overabundance of decorative elements can scare away birds.
How to make a feeder, basic rules
By adhering to these rules, your feeder will always be convenient and practical:
- Access to the feeder should be for birds of different sizes, so make the windows wide, the edges are not sharp so that the birds do not get hurt.
- The bottom should contain several holes so that the food does not become damp, and possible water (from rain or snow) can flow down.
- Decorations should not rustle or rattle, as they will scare the birds.
- Hang the feeder on the branches of trees at a distance from the trunk so that the cats cannot get to the birds, and you can add food at any time.
- It is more convenient to fill the feed through the funnel so that it is not sent around.
Birds attracted by feeders will fill any yard with pleasant chirping and light fluttering from branch to branch, and will also help in the fight against bugs and insects in the summer. Plan an interesting and useful activity for creating a plastic bottle feeder for the coming weekend.
Photo feeders from a plastic bottle
This article has many ideas on how to make a bird feeder out of plastic bottles.
Often in kindergartens and elementary schools, children are asked to make a bird feeder with their parents.
Plastic bottles are in every home. For bird feeders, both ordinary 1.5 and 2 liter bottles and large 5 liter containers are suitable. The process of making such a device for birds will be exciting for both children and adults. A hanging feeder in the courtyard of a house, kindergarten or school will decorate the territory and also draw the attention of the children to the world around them.
A few tips before you start making a fixture:
- Keep in mind that the feeder is made for birds, and not just to decorate the yard. The windows in it should be wide so that the birds can freely take food, fly in and out without getting hurt.
- Make holes in the bottom of the bottle so that rain or melt water that will get inside the feeder can drain and not spoil the food.
- Do not make additional decorations for the feeder from rustling and rattling materials., as such sounds will scare away birds.
- Hang feeders away from windows and walls of the house, otherwise you will have to constantly wash the surface of bird droppings and listen to bird "showdowns".
- The feeder should be suspended on a branch in a free state.. If you attach it to the trunk, then there is a chance that the cat will choose it and then the birds will not fly.
How to make a simple bird feeder from plastic bottles - diagram, description:
- Take an ordinary plastic bottle. Suitable liter, one and a half, two-liter and even half a liter.
- First, outline the outline with a felt-tip pen, and then cut a hole twice the size of, for example, a titmouse. The hole should be large - about 15 cm, so that the bird does not get hurt and does not get stuck in the bottle. Step back from the bottom of the bottle 4-5 cm. This is necessary so that the food does not spill out.
- Wrap tape around the edge of the hole.. This is important, because birds can get injured when they jump to the edge of the hole with their paws.
- Tie a rope or thick thread to the neck. Do not forget about the holes at the bottom so that water drains and the food does not spoil.
- Everything - the bottle is ready. Pour food and hang it from a branch.
If the bottle is wide, then you can cut holes on both sides, as in this diagram on a milk bottle. The distance between two holes is no more than 2-3 cm.
The simplest feeder can be made in a few minutes, and the birds will be able to overwinter in the hungry and cold season for them.
One and a half plastic bottles are the most popular. Surely now in your house there are a couple of such plastic containers. Let's make a feeder with spoons or ordinary wooden sticks.
Scheme and description of how to make a bird feeder from a 1.5-liter plastic bottle:
- Take a 1.5 liter bottle and make 4 holes. Try to do them in the center. One hole should be at the bottom of the bottle, the other at the top.
- Insert spoons or wooden sticks.
- Everything - the feeder is ready. The food will be poured onto the surface of the wooden "shovel" as it is eaten by the birds.
Advice: Make holes for one spoon along an inclined straight line so that the food is constantly poured onto the bowl-shaped part of the spoon. In addition, the hole on the side where the bird will eat should be larger than the diameter of the spoon holder so that the food can freely enter the bowl of the spoon.
Important: The bottle must be clean. If it is from sweet water, wash it before you start making the fixture.
Advice: Pour feed into such a feeder through the upper hole using a funnel. But first, make holes and insert spoons.
If you want to make a large bird feeder so that several birds can peck grains at the same time in winter, then you will need a 5-liter plastic bottle. Such a feeder will look like a real bird house - large and comfortable.
How to make a bird feeder from a 5 liter plastic bottle? Here is the instruction:
Mark with a felt-tip pen the contour along which you will cut the holes. There may be 2 or 4. Cut out the holes.
Then glue the edges around all the edges of the holes with electrical tape. Some craftsmen or craftswomen tie the edges with yarn. You can also burn them over a fire. Do as you please.
Important: Do not use scotch tape to cover the hole, as birds can peck at it and die from it.
If your bottle has a handle, then just tie a ribbon to it. If there is no handle, then make a hole in the lid, then thread both ends of the lace or ribbon through it and tie them together. At the top you get a loop for which you can hang the feeder from a branch.
As you can see, making a large feeder is also quick and easy. Decorate it as you wish and the stylish bird feeder is ready.
A feeder of two plastic bottles is a device with a dispenser. You will not need to add food all the time, it will flow from the first bottle to the second as the birds eat the grains.
How to make an original bird feeder from 2 plastic bottles? Here is the instruction:
- Take a large 5 liter bottle. Make holes on 4 sides as described above. Now put it aside and take care of the second bottle.
- She needs to cut off the bottom so that her neck does not reach the bottom of a large bottle by 2-3 cm. How much to cut will depend on how big your bottle is.
- Then pour the grain into the bottom of the big bottle and put a second bottle on top of it with a neck.
- Now unscrew the cap of the big bottle and pour the grain into the second container. Screw on the lid, tie a rope to the neck and hang the feeder from a tree.
Here is another feeder made according to such instructions, but from two bottles of the same volume.
If you need to make a feeder for a child in a kindergarten or you want to hang it in the yard of your house, then you should decorate this device. But, as mentioned above, do not use rustling and rattling materials for this, so that the birds are not afraid of loud sounds. How to decorate a homemade bird feeder from plastic bottles? Here are some options:
Draw any image on the surface of the bottle. If it is large, then you can write a real artistic landscape or make a drawing in the Russian-folk style.
A colorful ornament will also perfectly decorate the feeder. Show your imagination and get a bright and original design of the bird feeder.
Paint the water bottle green, and cut out the bottoms of other liter or one and a half bottles in bright colors. Attach the resulting flowers to the green feeder, you get a real bouquet.
Even children's toys are suitable for decoration.. For example, a "flying saucer" - it can be the roof of a feeder - is original and beautiful. Draw an unpretentious pattern on the bottle with ordinary multi-colored markers that are not washed off with water, and the haven for the birds is ready.
If you are fond of weaving using the macrame technique, then you can tie a feeder from a 5-liter bottle with multi-colored twisted threads. Such a feeder will be in a single copy and will perfectly decorate any yard.
Show a little imagination, use different needlework techniques and you can make an original decoration for a bird feeder. Below you will find some interesting ideas for inspiration.
Doing something yourself is always interesting. Every home has a lot of unnecessary things that can be used to create original feeders. Check out some ideas and photos of beautiful homemade bird feeders from plastic bottles, and you will definitely want to make such a device for birds:
If you have a straw bread box or a candy box in your house, make such a bee feeder - unusual and beautiful.
Here is another bee-themed feeder: an old broom, a painted plastic bottle and some toy bees. The winter garden will immediately sparkle with other colors.
This feeder, which consists of 3 bottles, is decorated only with braid and a small pattern. By the way, for the design of such bird devices, you can use old hairpins and other similar things. Stick them on the bottles and the decor is ready!
Feeding troughs are often decorated in a Russian-folk style. After all, they will hang among the trees and I want such little things to complement the overall landscape design. Jute is woven around the finished feeder with cut out holes for birds, and an ordinary whitewashing brush serves as a roof. Add an applique and a uniquely designed feeder is ready.
Beautiful homemade bird feeders from plastic bottles
Here is another decoration option: the bottom of one bottle serves as a roof for the feeder, which is made from another plastic container of a slightly smaller volume.
And these feeders are real bird houses - bright, colorful and original.
If you made a feeder out of a plastic bottle and you want to keep creating, then you can make a couple more of the same devices. After all, in the cold winter, all the feeders will be involved: there are a lot of birds, but little food - everything is covered with snow. You can also use old tin cans and even dishes from the kitchen.
Make a bird feeder with your child - this is a great pastime and communication that children so lack, because parents are constantly busy with business. Let's take time for our child and help the birds to winter.
Video: DIY bird feeders original ideas
How to make a bird feeder
Bird feeders are a great topic for both bird lovers and inventors of small architectural forms. How to do simple or fancy feeder from cardboard boxes, from plastic bottles, from cans, from a wooden block or a bucket of mayonnaise, as well as from packaging for a cake and from everything else, what to feed titmouse and what sparrows eat look and read - ideas fly in the air and land on this page.
The cutest and most beautiful "cafe" for birds
What a beauty! Master Class
1. With a hot knife, cut the bottle in two places along the basting. See for yourself what width of the strip to cut, there are no exact dimensions.
Cut according to the mark 2.See the picture below. Cut out a wider strip, get a more squat figure, cut out less - the product will be higher.
The height of the feeder depends on the height of the cut piece 3. At the bottom of the bottle, cut a hole for the birds to land on, as shown in the photo. Do not forget to walk along the edge of the window with a hot knife so as to melt the cut and make it not sharp. The bird will sit on the edge of the window with its paws and should not be cut.
To prevent the birds from cutting their paws Paint the bottom of the bottle with acrylic paint.
4. When the paint is dry, make two holes with a hole punch (or a hot nail) in the bottom of the bottle, on either side of the entrance to the feeder at the same distance.
Hole punch makes holes neater than a nail 5. Symmetrical holes must also be made in the upper part of the bottle, twine will be threaded into these holes, with which the upper and lower parts of the bottle will be connected and this beauty will be hung.
Connect the bottom and top of the structure with twine 6. Color the top of the bottle and don't forget the cork. Let dry.
7. The twine will be threaded according to the scheme:
The twine connects the top and bottom of the feeder, and the knots are pulled up through the hole in the cork 8 Make a hole in the cork, take the knots and pull the two ends of the twine by the knots through the hole in the cork.
Pass the twine through the hole in the cork 9Decorative detail. Make additional holes, as shown in the photo, on the bottom and top of the bottle and fasten the parts with decorative rivets. This will additionally fasten the details and give the look of a “brand item”.
Rivet holes 
Align the rivet holes on the bottom of the product with the same holes on the top.
Rivets especially decorate 
Raffia palm string bow And from such bottles, funny feeders would also turn out.
minion feeder From cardboard boxes.
Any cardboard box with a hole cut out, hung up and filled with food, is a feeder. For example, a box from Rafaelo or boxes from New Year's children's gifts, which are accumulated in every house in abundance after the New Year.
We use milk bags, paint and decorate with buttons and twigs. Glue with silicone glue with a glue gun. (I bought myself a glue gun at a hardware store, it was 3 times cheaper there than in a needlework store).
Feeder from a milk bag with buttons 
Cardboard box feeder 
Raffaelo box 
Christmas gift boxes By the way, if there is no balcony, but only a window, then the cardboard device will come in handy, it will not break the window when you lower it out the window onto the windowsill. My only fear is that in this house the neighbors are not happy to feed the pigeons so close to the cars. It would be necessary to make the hole in the box small, then the pigeons would not be able to feed on the windowsill, but the tits would scurry back and forth and delight the child and the kitten with their bustle. And so after all it's boring to look at the dove's ass sticking out of the box.
The girl hangs the feeder outside the window (So much effort, but only the pigeon's ass is visible). Bird "bistros" from cans
Tin can feeders 
To prevent the birds from cutting themselves, smooth the landing edge of the feeder. Baby formula cans are very bird-friendly.
Lauren Martin, a French horticulturist, has set up a whole feeder garden in her home.
From plastic bottles, it's easy.
The simplest homemade bird canteen that allows you to pour a full bottle of seeds, as a small hole prevents the seeds from getting enough sleep.
The simplest bird feeder We do this according to the scheme:
How to make the easiest plastic bottle feeder 
Make it easy From other improvised materials.
From the packaging for the cake.
Cake for tits wooden bar idea
bird bar idea From plastic buckets for mayonnaise.
Bucket for birds1 
Bucket for birds2 wooden blocks
It is quite difficult to make, but the look is very eco-friendly From whole coconut.
When the holiday is over and the flesh of the coconut is eaten, the capacity of the coconut feeder will be filled with simple food in the form of seeds and the exotic restaurant will turn into a budget eatery.
Two options for one technology:
How and where to place top dressing.
This is actually an important question. After all, we live among people and our interests or the interests of our feathered friends should not conflict with the interests of the people around us.
If the droppings of birds that we bring to our window or balcony regularly fall on the lower balconies or on the cars of our neighbors, expect trouble. And do we need it?
Solving this problem is simple. You need to know a few things.
1 Feed pigeons only on the ground, away from parking lots, balconies and window sills, so that pigeon droppings do not harm us and our neighbors.
2 Sparrows, unlike tits, do not fly away immediately as soon as they take food, they sit in the same place where there is food and poop in the same place and throw the husks from the seeds in the same place. Such a fellow sits on the edge of a bottle or a perch, takes the seeds, pecks and throws the husk back into the seeds or next to them. Spit, brat, all around. Tits are afraid of him and wait, sitting on the branches nearby, when he is full. Therefore, a container with seeds should be hung away from the wall of the house,
1. Here's at least how my neighbors did, look at the video.
This is a Yurok, they are wintering with us. These birds are like sparrows, they sit until they are full and try not to let the tits in, and the titmouse fly up, take a seed and peck out a seed from a branch.
2.Or place inside the balcony so you can clean up after your guests.
Cup on the balcony 
Titmouse love fat 
Serious feeder 
Titmouse on the slope of the window 
We fix the feeder with a dowel 
Feeder with lid - very convenient for filling with seeds 
"Bread pipeline" A child living in this house called this structure a "bread pipe"
What do tits eat
For feeding tits, unroasted sunflower seeds, unsalted lard, fat, nuts (chopped, with soft pulp, such as walnuts) and an exotic option - a sawn coconut suspended on a string, are suitable.
What not to give birds
You can not give salted fat, fried seeds, smoked meats, rye bread.
Titmouses will not eat either buckwheat, or millet, or rice.
But sparrows will eat millet and crushed grains and raisins.
By the way, wild grapes () on your balcony will also attract birds. An alpine jackdaw flies to us, see the video at the end of the article.
Fat treat
Treats for the birds Fat can simply be hung on a thread or cut into pieces and put in a vegetable net, I made such a design on my feeder, which is also an observation deck for my cats in the summer.
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