Let's Build a Bird Feeding Station (Please check the description regarding HPAI and bird feeders!)
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2022
- This video is a time-lapse build of a bird feeding station using a 4x4 post, a vinyl post sleeve and some metal pipe.
Please note:
We made this at a time when Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu (HPAI) was just starting to show up in the news. We are now following the recommendations from our state's Department of Natural Resources and have decided to remove the feeders. Please check your local and state guidelines regarding HPAI & bird feeders!
Michigan DNR News:
www.michigan.gov/dnr/about/ne...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has good information as well:
www.allaboutbirds.org/news/av... - Навчання та стиль
Wow! That was so fun to watch! You made it look easy and the finished product is fantastic! Well done!
Thank you for the nice compliment! It was a fun build :)
Great video - thanks so much for posting this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Congrats..... This looks amazing!
Thank you! It was fun to build!
it's beautiful, you did a great job, thanks for sharing
Thank you!
MY FATHER made one is about 12 feet tall couple of years ago with rail robes to pull the feeders down & up BUT is all made up with Metal, steel & cement inside & each arms like u is 4 is long with hooks built into it so u can hang 3 feeders on each arms, & is very deep in the ground even truck hit it would NOT fall down or get damaged ..urs is nice 2👍
Sounds impressive! Thanks for sharing!
I like it Jeff. Have something similar. The vinyl pole is definitely a squirrel deterrent. But black oil sunflower seeds in a platform feeder, (like your blue house), brings in the grackles and starlings. After yrs of putting up with them, I just took down my platform feeder, and put up a screened tube feeder with thistle. Good luck.
Thanks! We certainly get our fair share of grackles!
Absolutely beautiful
Thank you! 😊
Excellent build and video. Im here watching vids for ideas on some bird feeder stations I need to build for our cats entertainment so appreciate your well documented process.
Glad I could help!
Great video!!
Thank you!
Love the feeder. So does the light actually work at night or just for aesthetics?
Yes the light works. It’s nice to see it on at night. It’s not bright, just a small solar powered light.
Not sure why but about 2 minutes into the video I said to myself "this gives me major UP vibes" just to finally open my eyes and see the t-shirt! Must be some subliminal messaging hey! Greetings from the Soo, might have to steal some ideas for my feeder pole this summer.
The UP is the best place on earth! Thank you for the note!
Looking good......so did that vinyl sleeve keep the squirrels off of it??
Thanks! We didn’t have a squirrel on it all summer, and I wish I could say that we have never had one, but we saw one this past October. Since then we haven’t seen one. So mostly squirrel proof! Of the squirrels that live around our house, it was the “smart” one..
Looks good
Thanks!
Tell us about how much the squirrels love it 😊
We have one squirrel that is smarter than the rest. We see him up there occasionally for a sunflower seed breakfast! Haha oh well.
Great 👍🏻
Thanks!
So the white vinyl sleeve is touching the ground correct? You just? Did that trim around the bottom for a pure visual purpose ?
The sleeve does not touch the ground, rather it sits elevated off the ground resting on some spacers. It sits slightly behind the trim pieces which provided a cleaner looking edge visually and this way I didn’t need drill into the sleeve.
Just found your video. We are thinking of doing the same. Did it work? Are the squirrels deterred much?
We have had squirrels get up there, but it is not frequent. I’ve considered creating a tube section in the middle, and painting it, but it hasn’t been a big issue for us. Thanks for watching!
I don't get it ! Most all assembly could have Been done on a work bench . A PVC post and a few scrap sat. Tv dishes would have done this cheaper and kept the feed out of the rain.
And it wouldn't have looked nearly as good. He did a great job.