On 20 May 2006 15:54:58 -0700, "BT98" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Wonder if anyone has built or seen any plans for a bird feeder that
>mounts on a post and operates as a weather vane
Perhaps you'll be the first. Mine just sits there and feeds in all
directions. The birds don't mind the little exercise needed to get to
their food if necessary due to packed snow. At least, they haven't
said they mind. I did put glass on two sides of the fill-box to see
the level easily from the house. It's on a 1.5" steel pole, and has a
bit of steel chimney underneath to stop the squirrels. I'm
redesigning a little to stop the damned pigeons that appeared this
year. Or I might go the other way and fatten them up.
We're in the wide open countryside with strong prevailing westerlies.
Lots of snow and damned cold at times. Any that gets onto the ground
is also taken care of by ground feeders. They're better fed than I
am, and that's what it's about. The feeder's not pretty, but it's
functional.