Repurposed / Upcycled Hillbilly Bird Feeders

I created these and one other one recently for a Birds & Blooms magazine DIY feature.
Repurposed Hillbilly Bird Feeders by GadgetSponge.com
It was to provide a solution for really inexpensive bird feeder construction at home.
Repurposed Hillbilly Bird Feeders by GadgetSponge.com
Repurposed Hillbilly Bird Feeders by GadgetSponge.com
I used everything from muffin pans, to remnant wood, to tray lids, and a few accessories.
Repurposed Hillbilly Bird Feeders by GadgetSponge.com
I used jack chain for the suspension.
Repurposed Hillbilly Bird Feeders by GadgetSponge.com
These were created for only $20 each.
Repurposed Hillbilly Bird Feeders by GadgetSponge.com
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  • KathyJb KathyJb on Jul 24, 2016
    The birds that frequent my bird baths are a great joy to me. I love your ideas. Are those brass rings on the top one with the galvanized cooler lid?
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  • PAMELA PAMELA on Sep 07, 2017

    MY FAVORITE YARD FRIENDS GET THESE ADORABLE FEEDERS.. WAY TO GO ADORE THEM!

  • Gabrielle Falk Gabrielle Falk on Jul 19, 2020

    Brilliant. Wish more people would look after our beautiful wildlife (Sydney, Australia). With a really stinking hot summer, and ferocious bushfires all up and down the eastern coast of Oz., just gone (2019-2020), people need to be mindful of all creatures - bees, butterflies, birds, anything. I have several bee/bug houses nestled in some grevillas in the front garden, which are bushes that attract the local and indigenous bird life. And several bird baths around the front garden.

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