Water Bottle Bird Feeder and Bath

Materials Needed

Marking the Bottles

Mark a small dot on the side of the bottle 2 inches from the bottom
Mark a second small dot one quarter of the bottle’s circumference away
The second dot should be at the same height as the first (2 inches from the bottom of the bottle)
Next draw a circular/oval shape 1 inch above each dot. These circles should be about 1 inch in diameter.
Repeat the circle outline on the direct opposite side of the circles
There should be 2 dots and 4 circles marked
On the second water bottle, mark a line across the circumference at the top of the bottle. Put the line 2.5 inches from the top of the bottle
On the second water bottle, mark a dot 0.5 inches above the line
Repeat this dot on the direct opposite side

Use the scissors and poke a hole in the bottle where each small dot is marked on the first bottle
Then use the scissors and cut out each circle outline. It may be helpful to pinch the bottle in order to make the initial cut.
Cut at the line on the second bottle off by following the line that was drawn.
Poke holes where the dots are on the second bottle

Take a stick and push it through one of the small holes that was created by poking through the marked dots (On the first bottle)
Push the stick so it is hitting the edge of the bottle from the inside
From the outside use the marker to make a dot.
The stick should be straight across, so the dot will be at the same height
This dot will mark where the perching stick will exit the bottle
Poke a whole with the scissors at the new dot
Push the perching stick through the original hole and out of the new hole
The stick should be protruding out of both sides
Shift the stick so the perch on each side is equal in length
Repeat these steps for the other small hole in order to create the second perch
By the end of this step there should be two sticks crossing over in the bottle

Take the top piece of the second bottle that was cut off in step 2
Remove the cap if it is in place
This will act as a funnel, and help to reduce spillage of the birdseed
Some spillage may still occur, it is recommended to fill the bird feeder over a trash can or outdoors
Take the birdseed and pour it through the funnel and into the bottle
You will know the bottle is full when the birdseed begins to come out of the holes

Take the funnel piece from the previous step
Put the cap back on
Take a piece of string and pass it through the poked hole from the outside
Pass the string through the other hole
Pull both ends of the string so that there is an equal amount of string on each side
Tie one end onto a perch stick
Tie the other end on the same perch stick but on the opposite side of the bottle
Once the string is knotted on each side, pull the knots along the perch until they are touching the bottle
This will hang below the feeder
Do not fill with water until feeder is hung

Remove the bottle’s cap
Take the scissors and poke a hole in the center of the cap
Take the string and push one end through the cap a few inches
Tie a knot at the end of the string, make sure it is on the side of the string that will be inside the bottle
Pull the string so that the knot is up against the hole (the knot stops the string from passing back through)
Put the bottle cap back on
The rest of the string that is coming out of the bottle cap is for hanging the bird feeder
Tie the rest of the string in order to create a loop
Then hang the bird feeder wherever you would like
Once it is hung fill the bath with water