3D Print your own bird feeder
By Andrew Gregory. Posted
This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
Nature is well and truly up the metaphorical creek. Due to a combination of agricultural monocultures and pesticide use, flying insect numbers have declined by a catastrophic amount. This is having knock-on effects on all sorts of wildlife, including birds. With nothing to eat, they’re dying out. Farmland birds in Britain have declined by over 50% since 1970, and the decline is even more pronounced in countries with bigger farms, such as Germany and France.
We can do something about it though. John Beardon has produced a hanging bird feeder that combines our love of nature and alcohol, being built as it is around a screw-cap wine bottle. He’s even made a bespoke funnel for filling the bottle with nuts and seeds.
Download the 3D designs and help feed the birds at https://hsmag.cc/pPAYgY
Features Editor Andrew trawls the internet for Cool Stuff while keeping the magazine running smoothly.
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