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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by bugworld to c/birding
 

I made a quarter pipe for my bird feeder.

Link to STL file if you'd like to 3D print your own: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6622164

Bird: Northern Cardinal Location: New York Time: May 2024

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[–] grasshopper_mouse 24 points 8 months ago

This is excellent

[–] gibmiser 19 points 8 months ago

Lol definitely thought it was photoshop at first. Nice.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I fucking love this so much. Great work.

[–] bugworld 4 points 8 months ago
[–] dariusj18 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How hard was it to keep the patience to wait for this shot?

[–] bugworld 56 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Not too bad. I spent probably 6 hours watching the feeder. I ended up with three good photos. I got this one within the first 15 minutes:

[–] Linus_Torvalds 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Thank you for this awesomeness! :)

[–] lemmingnosis 7 points 8 months ago

Oh wow would’ve thought you set up a camera on a timer / motion sensing thing!

[–] AchtungDrempels 3 points 8 months ago

My first drop in.

Super funny , i love it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Cardinals have got to be the perfect bird for this with their little mohawks. What a cute photo!

[–] bugworld 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry, Mr Cardinal got a turn too

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 2 points 8 months ago

I've always loved the sexual dimorphism of birds.

Most female birds are boring/dull colors meanwhile the males are all fuckin "WITNESS MEEEE!!!"

[–] boaratio 10 points 8 months ago

This is awesome.

[–] Visstix 10 points 8 months ago

Now you just need a hawk to land on it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Nice wholesome DIY project.👍

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Dude, sick.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Gnarly! Did you print this? I'm looking into a bird feeder with a bird bath but choices are slim.

[–] bugworld 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I designed and printed the quarter pipe. I can make the file available on Thingiverse if there is any interest in it. As photographed, it requires a tech deck and 4x M4x25 bolts with nuts. Fairly simple to assemble!

This is the feeder I have: https://www.amazon.com/Feeding-Station-Hanging-Squirrel-Attracting/dp/B09KGY9Q79/

Edit: fixed wording

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the link! I saw those but I was hoping to get a cohesive unit. Regardless, I would be interested in the file! It looks sick :D

[–] snf 7 points 8 months ago

First of all, this is amazing.

Second: your parents let you have a mohawk?

[–] chetradley 4 points 8 months ago

Is that a Birdhouse skateboard?

[–] Yokozuna 4 points 8 months ago

Sick front nose birb slide

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Imma just put this here...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/971030/SkateBIRD/

Live the dream, bird people.

[–] berryjam 3 points 8 months ago

I love this