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Make a Bird Activity Monitor and Feeder with Arduino

Make a Bird Activity Monitor and Feeder with Arduino

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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Create a digital bird feeder that can monitor weather and bird activity.

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3D Printed Bird Feeder Base

By Agnes Niewiadomski

Agnes Niewiadomski

Maker Extraordinaire from Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario. Lover of all things CNC and handmade.

agnesmakes.com @agawaffle

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This gorgeous bird feeder was created by Rebecca Nickols using a recycled glass water bottle, some decorative copper wire, and a product made by Gadjit. It is a simple concept, a plastic feeder base that screws onto a standard two liter bottle neck. It will fit plastic soda or glass water bottles, but not wine bottles. As soon […]

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How-To: Tequila Bottle Hummingbird Feeder

How-To: Tequila Bottle Hummingbird Feeder

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Turn pretty glass bottles into gorgeous garden-ready gifts for your feathered friends with this tequila bottle hummingbird feeder tutorial!

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Live Streaming Coffee Shop Bird Feeder in Norway

Live Streaming Coffee Shop Bird Feeder in Norway

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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Get a candid peek into the civilized social lives of Norwegian birds and other woodland creatures with this live streaming coffee shop bird feeder project by photographer Magne Klann called “Piip-Show.”

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How-To: Soda Bottle Bird Feeder

How-To: Soda Bottle Bird Feeder

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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When I was growing up, my aunt was a serious collector of all things Coca-Cola, and a custom soda bottle bird feeder would have made a perfect springtime gift!

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