Beeping Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder

Are you always bored while waiting for birds to come to your bird feeder? In this instructable, you will make a bird feeder out of plastic bottles. As an added bonus, this bird feeder will beep every time a bird lands on it. If the beeping annoys you, there is always a switch to turn it on or off. If you just want to make a regular bird feeder, I'll tell you which steps to skip.

Step 1 Gathering the materials

Here is a list of the items you will need:

- the top and bottom of a tin can - you can also use aluminum foil but I don't have pictures for that
- a 24 fluid ounce soda bottle without the cap
- a 2 liter soda bottle without the cap
- a 9 volt battery
- an on and off switch
- a 9 volt battery clip
- a small electronic beeper that works with 9 volts
- hook-up wire - the amount depends on how far away the bird feeder will be from your house
- string or rope - about 5-6 ft.
- about 7 ft. of PVC pipe - 1 1/2 inches or wider
- two elbow connectors the same size as the PVC pipe
- a plastic platform
- the bottom of a 2 liter bottle - optional

Some tools you will need are:

- a drill with some drill bits
- a hot glue gun
- a soldiering iron and soldier - useful but optional
- a knife
- a wire cutter and stripper - optional
- a way to cut PVC pipe

If you aren't doing the electronics you don't need:

- the soldiering iron
- the battery
- the battery clip
- the hook-up wire
- the switch
- the beeper
- the bottom of the bottle
- the aluminum foil or tin can parts
- the hot glue gun

Comments

[bigtommy225]

maybe you should add something to protect the device from rain

[kittiekat]

Hi there, thanks for posting this, thought you'd like to know I've used your idea to make my own feeder (minus the beeper), as per picture attached. The blue tray is actually a dog bowl I found in the local second hand shop for NZ$3. Put it outside yesterday but I'm still waiting for the birdies to find it..... guess I'll have to be patient!

[PyroMonger]

wont the beep scare the birds away?

[sporekat]

Actually no, the beeper is supposed to be inside your house.

[Da_Fudge]

Nice!!! That's a good concept. About how much weight does it need to trigger?