..and a goofy bonus bird :)
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Is that a bird feeder made from an old desk lamp?
Yes. A parakeet is hanging on it as i type :)
So cool! Did you make it yourself?
Yes. I had this lamp lying around for years with the idea to fix it, but never got around to it. Then when i wanted to install a feeder on the balcony i thought this was perfect, because i wanted something to angle off the balcony.
I have repositioned the lamp now to the very edge of the balcony, because i was worried that a pigeon will get stuck somewhere in the mechanics of the lamp, they were stepping really clumsily onto the bottom arm, sliding down when they were trying to walk across the balcony railing. I am quite certain it would have only been a matter of time until a pigeon got hurt there.
I love the lamp, but the tits only grab something and then they're off. I used to have set it up a bit different and it attracted more birds, finches etc, but it was too easy for the parakeets to get to it and they'd just empty it all. Now they hang onto it only for a couple minutes and also only one of them can hang there at a time.
I have made another feeder too, but only blue tits use it, great tits go for the lamp. But it's nicer for watching since they stay for longer. I will try to make a different variation of it to maybe get some finches in there too:
Oh and these "tit balls" are also great for watching, also only blue tits though.