Soft Drink or Beer Bottle Hummingbird Feeder
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Nonreturnable glass soft drink bottle, 16 or 20 ounce size
Bottle Cap (that came with the bottle)
Wire coat hanger
Wire cutters
Pliers
One-eighth inch drill bit
Directions
Cut the hook and twisted portion from the coat hanger. Bend the remaining wire around the soft drink bottle (see illustration). Bend a hook on one end of the wire to hang the bottle. Bend the other end of the wire next to the bottle cap to form a perch for the hummingbird.
With cap still on bottle, drill one hole. Drill only one hole into the center of the bottle cap. Now fill the bottle about three-quarters full with sugar water. Hang the feeder in a place where it can be seen from a window
Still waiting for the hummers to find it. They are still feeding from the Bees Balm.
Cropped adjusted levels, curves and saturation. Resized, USM and applied Noice Nija.
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a great use for an old beer bottle...how did the hummingbirds like the bud light? probably didn't like it at all - but from what i have read, hummingbirds only like REAL beer....
good use of shallow DOF to get a smooth background - i am just not convinced about the branch in front - it seems to distract
Maybe not as attractive as a store-bought one, but is certainly a good way to recycle. Nice colors/levels on this. The one oof leaf is a bit distracting, and I'm sure that given another opportunity, you would have snipped or pulled it out of the way, or perhaps used a stop or two down to get it a little clearer, yet still maintain the oof nature of it.
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