Prepare and add the actual limbs that you will hang the feeders or houses on.
Make a bird feeder pole.
Use a shorter piece of pipe as the arm from which to hang the bird feeder.
The pole system is based on several feeders my parents have all made by my dad.
However as the bird feeder pole can become top heavy when you add the bird feeders i decided to attach the base to a round paving slab.
A bird feeder pole has either a cylinder squirrel baffle or a cone squirrel.
To be a good squirrel proof pole bird poles have squirrel baffles below to stop squirrels from climbing up the pole.
For this project we used.
Drill holes into the pvc pipe so you can attach the bird feeder.
Hanging feeders can attract specific kinds of birds such as hummingbirds while woodpeckers and chickadees like feeders up high.
Today arthur and my dad made a bird feeder pole for our back yard.
Store bought models are effective but expensive.
To do this law of attraction having a good bird feeder pole will make your feeder stand out or noticeable.
Birders know that birds get attracted to feeders placed at different heights.
Drill a hole about 1 inch from the end of the short piece of pipe.
I ve wanted a bird feeder for our back deck ever since we moved into the cottage so i could do some bird watching.
Screw the pipe into the t fitting.
The goal of bird feeder poles should be to block squirrels and make squirrel proof bird feeders.
The further out you want your feeders hung the less weight the pipe will bear.
Mount to bird feeder pole or hang from a hook.
Simply hammer a 7 to 10 foot pole into the ground and attach a t fitting to the top.
This image shows somebody using 1 copper pipe which seems to be holding the weight well but it is a soft metal and will kink easily so it is not suggested making the limbs more than 12 or 18 inches 30 5 or 45 7 cm long.
I used a high speed metal drill to make holes in the base then used a concrete drill bit to put rawl plugs into the slab so that i could screw the base to the paving slab.
First we all went to home depot to pick up the materials.
A telescoping bird feeder pole allows you to keep the bird feeder away from predators such as cats while still making it easy to reach for cleaning and filling.
Match the holes on the pipe up with holes on the bird feeder but make the top hole at least 2 inches below the top of the pvc pipe so you can place a cap onto the pipe.
How to easily make your own diy bird feeder pole from an inexpensive piece of emt pipe.
Durable heavy duty metal construction with weather resistant finish.
Make a simple diy bird feeder pole using copper or pvc pipes.
Mount with ground post for feeding squirrels critters and ground feeding birds.
Bird feeder poles are essentially bird feeder stands.
Drill holes that match or are slightly smaller than the screws used to attach the birdfeeder to the pvc pipe.