Building Your Own Hummingbird Feeder
By: Jo Williams
We all know that taking a beautiful photo of humming birds is hard to obtain,
even when they are inside cages. The only thing that you could do is buy a
hummingbird feeder to bring these birds into photographic distance. But these
ready-made hummingbird feeders are somewhat expensive. Worry no more, because
you can make your very own hummingbird feeder for free. All you need to do is
recycle used or old prescription vials for making nectar dispensers.
Hummingbirds are known to feed on nectars.
The materials needed to make your own hummingbird feeder are clear prescription
vials with a fitted cap, a few feet of thin wire or heavy thread and transparent
tape or scotch tape. You may also need a sharp pointed metal object like an ice
pick.
To start with this project, heat up the ice pick or whatever sharp pointed metal
you are using and make a pair of holes on each side of the prescription vial,
near the open end where the cap is placed. You have to make sure that they are
close but not too close that the holes are covered with the bottom of the cap
when it is placed on. The size of the holes should be small enough to keep the
liquid inside the container.
Next, round up the thin wire or thread. Secure it by wrapping with the scotch
tape or transparent tape on each end of the thread or thin wire to the
prescription vial. If you want extra holding capacity, wrap a second piece of
transparent tape around the prescription vial.
Basically, that’s all you have to do in making hummingbird feeders. It depends
on you how many hummingbird feeders you want to make, but if you want to enjoy
watching more than just one hummingbird, you can make a number of these feeders
and tie them into a mobile and place them in your backyard.
To fill up your hummingbird feeder, remove the cap holding the prescription vial
on and fill it up with nectar and replace the cap. Closed tightly, turn the
prescription vial upside down as quickly as you can. The feeder’s hole should be
at the bottom, a small amount of nectar will leak out the feeder’s holes, but as
soon as the vacuum inside the prescription vial is created, the leakage will
stop.
Now we come to making the nectar for the hummingbirds. Basically there are two
choices of nectar. First is the nectar mix that is commercially available in a
granulated form. Or second, you can make your own nectar from a sugar solution.
For the purpose of information, honey is not recommended. Research proves that
too much honey is harmful to hummingbirds, since it weakens them and may cause
death to these birds.
Just where to hang the feeders? In general, it is good to hang these feeders in
any part of the garden where there is no direct exposure to sunlight and where
the wind will not be able to shake the feeder. Direct sunlight speeds up
fermentation of the nectar inside the feeder. It is recommended to hang the
hummingbird feeders near the flowers in the garden to further attract these
birds. Now, you can enjoy watching hummingbirds hovering and perching on your
own feeder.
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