Post #628900 by MadDogMike on Thu, Mar 15, 2012 7:49 PM

Chris, Sandra, Amy - thank you very much
Wendy - I had to "cannibalize" the tent to make the A-frame
Tom - that frame isn't too sturdy and may not be up to code, you probable better not follow my plan if you want it to support you!
Greg - you should build you one, pretty quick and easy.

ATP - the float hummingbird feeder is bust for now. My Kohl's connection didn't come through and I wasn't able to find a suitable replacement. So I netted a Kraken bottle instead. The hardest part was finishing off the half bottle of Kraken but I manned up and took one for the team this afternoon :wink: I masked off the labels and gave them a couple of coats of spar varnish, it gave them a bit of an antique look and I'm hoping it will protect the labels from the elements some. The feeder part is a rubber cork with a hole drilled in it and a piece of 1/4 copper tubing. I used a 1 inch stopper but it's a bit too big, I may go back to Lowe's and see if I can find one size smaller. I had some Wilton black paste food coloring to make the nectar dark, but it's actually a dark blue and looks a little funny. I'll pick up some brown some day and see if that's better.

Tomorrow I'll see if I can get a better daytime pic. If I can get my SLR working (I dropped it :( ) maybe I can get a pic with a hummingbird feeding.