Make a Feeder for a Hummingbird
While it is completely possible to make a homemade hummingbird feeder out of any small bottle that you have around your home, using a medicine bottle like the ones your aspirin comes in is much easier. For starters, most of these bottles have a red lid and the majestic birds love red. You have to keep in mind that the hummingbird does not smell for its food but finds it through sight which is why using red is so important. When using a medicine bottle though it is imperative that you make sure to clean it out good before you even think about making a hummingbird feeder from it. The bottle could have very small traces of the medicine still in it which would make the birds sick or even kill them.
Take a nail or an ice pick and warm it up. Once this sharp metal object has been warmed up you can pierce the cap to the bottle easily and in just the right size that you need. Once this is done you can then go ahead and grab some craft wire or even some copper wire and make the hangar for the feeder. Use your imagination when doing this because you can make some beautiful shapes with simple wire. Add some decoration to the bottle but make sure there is plenty of red. Ribbons and pipe cleaners are great ways of decorating a feeder. If you would like to, you may also take a silk flower and making sure there is a hole in its base; attach it to the medicine bottle cap with glue. You should also view these bird brain blown glass feeder and aspects hummingbird feeder to get some ideas on what a great feeder looks like.
There is much satisfaction in watching the birds enjoy something that you have created with your own two hands so once the feeder has been made and hung out in the yard, grab a glass of ice tea or lemonade, sit down on your deck and wait for them to visit your yard.
