Bird Watching: Show us your feeders, vol. 2, 1 by GoldenDomer

GoldenDomer wrote:
This is a stack of six pictures that is guaranteed to cause boredom unless you're handy with tools and looking for something to kill time since so many of our birds from the North have left for a warmer sun.

I appreciate f_chisolm giving me the idea on how I can use this 60# load of wood as both a feeder and as a more attractive bird photo platform than a suet cage. Thanks Frank!

#1 The previous owner of my home loved gravel and this is a shot after 20 minutes of digging. It took me a full 1/2 hour longer to get the hole the size I needed to properly cement the log.

#2. Well, the tough part was behind me - Right? Wrong! I didn't check the ID of the tree this log came from but it definitely was a hardwood. The hand saw on top of the log here was a joke. My itsy bitsy electric saw also shown failed miserably as you can see from the feeble cut marks I made trying to level the top.

#3. Out of the neighbor's garage came this super high torque beauty and tho the blade was short it cut thru the log like butter.

#4. This is the bottom of the log stuck in wet cement. (The cement was left over from my new fence so my out-of-pocket expense for this entire project was zero)

#5. This shows the bottom with the dirt filled in. Note that this log is larger than your usual fallen limb. Also visible here is the branch I left for a bird perch.

#6. This is a shot to show that visually it seems to fit in ok with my other feeders and hopefully will become as productive.

Now that the manual labor is done, I'll be planning the strategic placement and size of the holes to drill - first to meet my desires as a photographer and then to make the birds as happy as I can. If I ever get this project completed with a bird on it, I'll post some more pics (maybe not 'til Spring tho).

Some of you may know that I'm a newbie at birds so I'm curious to know watcha think. Can't beat the price. Maybe worthwhile just as an excuse to give DH some exercise. Thoughts? Comments?

Dave





This message was edited Oct 19, 2007 12:58 PM