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Can you believe that Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour? Since 1994, McNaughton Incorporated has been thinking GREEN and promoting the re-use of plastic soda bottles by turning them into inexpensive bird feeders.
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 With a flick of the wrist, our Wild Bird Soda Bottle Feeders™ instantly transform empty plastic soda bottles into a whole flock of bird feeders! Just finish off your soda and fill the clean, empty bottle with bird seed or nectar. Now twist on the feeder base, place outdoors, then kick back and enjoy your own personal "air show!" MADE IN USA
CHOOSING A PLASTIC BOTTLE TO USE WITH YOUR NEW WILD BIRD PRODUCT
Our soda bottle feeders and waterers work best with 16-20 oz plastic Pepsi bottles.The beverage bottle industry is currently changing and we too are making changes so that our products keep pace with industry standards. Water bottles generally have a narrower neck and don’t fit with our products.Coke has recently introduced a new 24 oz bottle that also has a narrow neck. Be sure to remove the "seal ring" off the bottle you plan to use. |
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 Soda Bottle Watering Well turns an empty plastic soda bottle into a "drinking fountain" for wild birds. Birds love water! Offering a source of water can increase the number of wild birds you attract to your yard. Kit includes Watering Tray, Net, and Hanger. [soda bottle not included]
Soda Bottle Watering Well...
Provides a water source for thirsty wild birds.
Has 4 perches and 4 water holes.
Is a perfect companion for Soda Bottle Bird Seed & Nectar Feeders.
Promotes re-use of plastic soda bottles.
Encourages care and respect for wild life.
Great nature project for kids! |
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 Soda Bottle Hanging Feeder™ consists of a green base, perch, and hanger. Attaches to plastic soda bottles filled with bird seed. Free filling funnel included. Easy to hang. Fun for all ages.
Bird watching is the perfect way to enjoy quality leisure time with family or friends or during your own quiet moments. |
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 Soda Bottle Window Feeder™ suctions to your window and brings the birds right up close and personal. Attaches to outdoor window and uses plastic soda bottles filled with bird seed. Green base. Free filling funnel included. |
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 Jumbo feeder uses two 2-liter soda bottles and holds four liters of bird seed. Using two different types of seed will attract various birds. The green feeding base is large and holds more birds. Free filling funnel included. |
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 Hummingbirds like the color red and sweet liquids. Lure hummingbirds to your yard by using this hummingbird feeder filled with nectar (sugar and water). Works with both plastic and glass soda bottles. The three yellow flowers can be used as perches. Can be hung or mounted on a 1/2" post. |
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 This hummingbird feeder attaches to an outdoor window with a window mount bracket. Just fill empty plastic or glass soda bottle with nectar. Now you can get a closer look at these illusive little birds.
These soda bottle Hummingbird feeders are fun, simple to assemble. They make wonderful gifts and are an especially nice way to dress up the backyard. |
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 Soda Bottle Thistle Feeder was designed to attract wild finches and chickadees to feed and frolic in your yard. These colorful songbirds bring with them their sweet, warbling song and vivid plumage. They are a bird-watcher’s delight! The yellow plastic feeder base screws onto empty plastic soda bottles to make attractive, affordable wild bird feeders. All you add is the thistle (nyjer) birdseed. Yellow. |
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 What's the scoop? We have a great green plastic scoop will hold 16 ounces of bird seed. Makes filling quick and easy. |
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 This is something of spout about! Turn your empty plastic jugs into water sprinklers. Sprinkle Spout is a daisy-shaped sprinkler head that snaps onto most plastic gallon and half-gallon jugs, turning them into watering cans. Use Sprinkle Spout to water plants, flowers, and landscape. It’s also great fun for kids to use during outdoor playtime. The bright yellow and white Sprinkle Spout fits on water jugs, milk jugs, juice jugs, laundry jugs, windshield washer fluid jugs, and glass cleaner jugs. By removing the daisy head, the three-piece attachment also turns into a funnel and pouring spout. |
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Providing Food for Birds in the Winter
As winter approaches, you may need to change some of the foods you offer to birds. Providing high calorie and high fat foods can be important to the birds. The birds visiting winter feeders may be arriving in flocks or may come to the feeders as individuals, so you will need to provide different options for the birds.
Feeders should be located out of the wind. The east or southeast side of a house or near a row of trees is ideal. It is best to have a perching spot such as a bush or tree for the birds to use to survey the feeding area and provide sufficient cover for safe refuge from predators and shelter from the wind and weather. The feeders should be positioned near cover but in the open to allow birds to watch for danger. For ground feeding, an area near cover with a clear view of the surroundings is desirable.
Placing seed in a ground feeder entices birds such as sparrows, juncos, Mourning Doves, quail, pheasants, towhees and Brown Thrashers. Even the Red-bellied Woodpecker, which is thought of as a tree dweller, does some foraging on the ground. Platform and hopper feeders are especially good for attracting cardinals, wrens, chickadees, titmice, jays, and grosbeaks. Hanging feeders, because they blow in the wind, are generally used by those species that are able to hang on while feeding such as chickadees, titmice, nuthatches and finches.
Oil sunflower is a great overall seed to offer in the winter. It has a high calorie/ounce ratio due to its high fat and protein content and its relatively thin shell. Oil sunflower has twice the calories per pound than striped sunflower and its smaller shells make less mess when discarded by the birds.
Suet is a great food to offer many of the birds that will visit backyards in the winter. Suet is a high energy, pure fat substance which is invaluable in winter when insects are harder to find and birds need many more calories to keep their bodies warm.
Suet can be fed in a variety of feeders ranging from a suet cage to a wood and cage feeder offering protection from the weather elements and designed to require the birds to hang upside down.
Peanuts are another great food to offer birds in the wintertime. Peanuts have high protein and fat levels and are often an ingredient in suet products. Offering peanuts in a peanut feeder can provide a good source of protein for birds.
Providing Water for Birds
Birds do need a source for water in the winter. You can help birds find water by providing an open source of water for the birds. Birdbaths can provide a water source and should be heated to help prevent the whole bath from freezing. In areas where the weather can turn cold and possibly freeze the water in birdbaths, a heater or heated birdbath can keep an area open in your birdbath.
It is always a good idea to cover ceramic birdbaths to keep the water out in the winter. You can put out a plastic dish with an added heater or a birdbath with a built-in heater.
Some products can be kept out all winter, if the proper birdbath de-icers are used. Check with your Wild Birds Unlimited sales associate or the manufacturer about the best kind of heaters to use in birdbaths and ponds.
Providing Cover for Birds
Roosting boxes or natural plant covers can also aid birds seeking protection from cold weather. Shelter is also needed for protection against natural predators, such as birds of prey. Cats are unnatural predators and birds also need shelter to escape from them. Be sure to clean out old nests from houses to help reduce the possibility of parasitic bugs surviving the winter. It also allows birds the opportunity to roost in a clean house.
Winter can be a great time to feed and enjoy the birds! |
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Hummingbird Nectar Recipe
from the Wild Bird Center of Walnut Creek
Ingredients
1 cup of boiling water
1/4 cup of sugar (white sugar works fine)
Instructions
The basic recipe is four parts water to one part sugar. You may find that the sugar crystals dissolve best in boiling water. Remember to allow the water to cool sufficiently before hanging the feeder back in its position outside. Any left over sugar-water can be stored in the refrigerator for several days.
Nectar should be replaced once a week if possible and more often in the summer, though depending on the climate, you may be able to get away with only replacing once every few weeks. It's best to locate the feeder in the shade. Always clean your hummingbird feeder with mild detergent and rinse thoroughly each time you replace the nectar.
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