Show us yer .... Bird-feeders

[TRITON]

My sister has asked me to make her for the garden a birdfeeder, that likely the squirrels will steal from, but hey, who are we to decide who eats.
I've some 6mm thick panels of quartered oak,( found in skip from old door) 4 of them, so enough to make something reasonable and quite robust for year round outdoor usage.

Pics of everyone's work would be nice.
Was thinking of something at least slightly squirrel proof, yeah I know what I just said, and I quote "Who is to decide ?".

Well it looks like me.

 

[robgul]

Have a look at some of the Men's Shed club websites - they seem keen on making bird related stuff.

 

[Daniel2]

Image shamelessly nicked from t'internet

 

[gwaithcoed]

Made this about 10 years ago. many squirrels have tried and failed. Bars made from old 10mil tube. Front removable. Sparrows and blue **** have easy access . We put seed and fat blocks in.

 

[gwaithcoed]

 

[MarkAW]

That looks very squirrel proof!

 

[Inspector]

Squirrels! Oh please. That's the least of our problems.
Pete

 

[Peri]

That looks very squirrel proof!

That's the sort of thing Steve McQueen was last seen driving away from on a bike ;P

 

[BHwoodworking]

on the subject of squirrels and bird feeders...

edit.

nuther one

 

[Richard_C]

RSPB website has a fair bit about feeders and bird boxes. Worth a look at the design stage. What sort of birds... What do they like.... What sort of feeder.

If you have to buy the materials it might be more expensive than buying one from a garden centre, I was about to make 2 nesting boxes but found decent ones for less than the cost of even the cheapest softwood.

As you have the wood already and a request for one, looks like a nice project.

 

[sed9888]

I made this ready for this winters feeding, they seem to like it

 

[Mick p]

This is some I make on a regular basis some people bring their preferred bottle and are quite popular all the wood is recycled as my brother has a skip hire business so all materials are f o c you wouldn't believe what I sometimes find to resell

 

[Sandyn]

I made this ready for this winters feeding, they seem to like it

A terraced birdfeeder!!!

 

[Shortcasterne]

Made this during lockdown, the birds seem to like it and the Magpies haven't found a way to get in yet

 

[marcros]

This is some I make on a regular basis some people bring their preferred bottle and are quite popular all the wood is recycled as my brother has a skip hire business so all materials are f o c you wouldn't believe what I sometimes find to resell

how do the birds get the seed?

 

[Cordy]

Not exactly a feeder, this was made for House Sparrows
Gave it to a neighbour

 

[weekend_woodworker]

how do the birds get the seed?

I was wondering that too.

 

[weekend_woodworker]

I made this from some Iroko and copper pipes. The upright is 22mm and the horizontals are 15mm. I then fitted end caps with threaded bar and some clips from eBay.

 

[gwaithcoed]

Yes how do they get the seed? Will keep my JD bottle until I find out

Alan.

 

[gwaithcoed]

I think I've sussed how they get to the seed. If you look close the bottle is resting on a mesh. There must be a hole in the cap and the mesh is mounted a little above the base. This will allow the seed to come out of the bottle until it reaches the angle of repose at which time no further seed will come out. As the seed is taken away by the birds seed will come out until the angle of repose is reached
Alan