Bird Feeder for Balconies

Hello All,

This project had two goals in mind. First, to provide some food to native birds. This was originally intended to attract the sparrows that were near my balcony, but quickly attracted two doves that now refuse to leave my balcony! Second, my cat was always looking out my balcony doors trying to look at birds. I tried to provide a way to attract more birds to entertain my cat while I was away.

I couldn't find a small compact model that went with my apartment. I wanted it to lock into place on my railing without much effort. This design worked great because it can expand for any railing you come across.

You print out two of the "birdfeeder" models (one for each side) and 1 grate. To assemble, place one on each side and place the grate on top. Find out the distance that you want between them to secure it to your railing. Once you find the right placement, take the grate off and place super glue around it (not too much because you don't want it to squeeze out) and put i