When I decided to make a bird feeder this spring, I ran into trouble. It wasn't that I had no problem that makes one, but I had trouble deciding on design to begin with. There were no shortage of drawings, you see, and all plans for bird feeder looked quite useful. When I had decided earlier on how to find the plans for a bird feeder, I thought that I would use what would be the most attractive birds. I thought that the most pragmatic design would be the best. When I spoke with some birdwatchers, however, I found that would work almost any bird feeder. It was a matter of finding something that I liked the look of. No matter what would be come the birds.
The bird feeder that I made was actually very simple. Physically, it was a tube with a tiny hole in it to distribute the seeds. It was small enough that it would discourage squirrels and was hung on a wire to make it harder for them to get in. In addition to this, it was nothing more than a small grain for the birds. It was plain and unadorned and, frankly, boring.
The reason why I chose the bird feeder planes that I did was pretty simple: I am practical. When you attempt to start a project, I come up with the simplest version that is possible. Then, if it works well, I can try a more complicated project next time. Rather than finding new bird feeder, however, I decided to revisit the old ones. I went back to my original supply of birdseed and worked over. I added a wooden painting of Nice, and some extra hole so that birds could feed at once. By the time I was done, was looking good.
Since then, I have built many different bird feeders and birdhouses. Some of birdhouses that I made were actually quite pretty. One of them was so beautiful, in fact, that I couldn't bear to leave it out. The climate there is rather harsh, and I thought it would get abused and weatherworn within one season. Instead, keep it in my house. Of course it doesn't get to the shelter of any birds in there, but I still admire my own mastery. Sometimes the vanity is a good thing. It keeps me new and interesting projects.
