How To Make Endless Water HUMMINGBIRD Bird Bath BALL🐦 EASY DIY Attracts Birds Solar Powered Fountain

hi everybody it's robbie from southern california and today i'm going to share with you how to make this easy solar fountain bird bath the birds love it and i'm telling you out of all the fountains all over i've got on this property this is now the hummingbird's favorite simple to make anybody can make it very little tools probably have everything in your house that you need all you need is a styrofoam ball you can get those literally for a couple bucks at any of the craft stores walmart everybody's got them i used one that was about five inches and then all you need is a plate i had this old plate i built the first one with that and then i swapped it out and used a 25 cent plate from walmart which you probably even have plates in your house and a bucket and a solar fountain kit and you can have this fountain that the birds are so attracted to that they come at night looking to see if it's running watch for the surprise ending it's heartbreaking but don't worry i came to the rescue i was amazed what was going to happen after i set this up so with that i will show you exactly step by step how easy it is to make this and if you don't like white because i did paint the white bowls that color they do make styrofoam in green so here's the fountain all made up but let's get into how easy it is to make all you need is a styrofoam ball and you can get that anywhere they're so cheap and you can find them in green and here what i decided to do is paint the white one since the white one was the one i had i used some permanent acrylic paint you can only use really acrylic on styrofoam and i mixed a whole bunch of different colors some dark red and green and black and brown and yellow and that was the type of colors i decided to use because what i did was i sponged it on with a sponge brush not painted everything i wanted it to be kind of see-through you could see the white because i wanted it to look like there was moss growing on it very natural and it was very quick to do i literally had the whole thing done in less than five minutes once i was done you can see here i just went ahead and i let it dry now there it was completely dry you see all the colors i like that i want it to look natural like it's been outside for a while now i found a long screwdriver gary had and i heated it up with a candle you can heat it up on a cooktop if you've got a soldering iron or a foam cutter that will be fine too or a long nail hold it with something so you won't burn your hand but it doesn't take a lot of heat because here i'm going to make the hole in the center of the styrofoam so you just have to heat it up a little bit now once it's hot enough you'll see how quickly it is you're going to try to make it as straight as possible and go straight down the middle and you don't need a real big hole just to hold big enough for your tubing and it literally takes two seconds and it zips right through and the ball is done that's it don't worry if it's a little too big but you have to make sure your rubber tubing is going to go through and the rubber tubing i used i bought online usually with mine they're 5 16 of an inch on the inside measurement you can go to any tropical fish store hardware store pet store and buy tubing it's about usually a dollar a foot you can use a straw if you've got a straw that's large enough that will fit your solar pump now here you can see the tubing slides right through and we are close to being done now the solar fountain pumps i use are the kits they have the wire and the panel and that's the only one you can use for this particular project now in order for it to sit flat we do have to trim the bottom off so just with a knife any knife you've got just carefully trim a small part portion of the bottom off just a little bit just enough so the ball will sit flat on your plate that we're going to sit the ball on now i use the 25 cent plate i had here it's just a lunch or dinner plate thin plastic remember the styrofoam is not heavy you want to make a hole in the center of the plate that's big enough for your tubing to go through and then you want the whole bottom of the plate covered in holes now i make my holes with a soldering iron i use my soldering iron for everything from the bottom of the plate underneath the plate and this way the top of the plate will be smooth that's just the way it works when you're using a soldering iron if you don't have a soldering iron you can use a knitting needle and heat it over a cooktop or a candle i've done that you can drill it if you want if you're more comfortable doing that but i keep a soldering iron on hand and use it for all my floral pots and buckets and totes here so i always have a soldering iron you can get them online i bought them on ebay and they're like three four dollars for a soldering iron but you want to make more holes than not enough because you want to make sure the water goes back into the bucket or you'll run out of water but look the project is basically done that's all you need your tubing fits and now you're ready to put your fountain together so here you see all the parts this is the fountain you won't need all the little parts that go to the kit you're only going to need your pump and the attachment that goes to your pump you put the tubing on you cut it to the size you need don't cut it until you're almost done and then all you have to do is drop it in the bucket now i do notch the side of the bucket with my soldering iron so the wire sits inside the bucket a little bit about a half an inch to an inch this way the plate will sit flat the plate goes on top as you can see here you run your tubing through very simple and there goes the ball and that's it and then you just pull the tubing down and now it's just a matter of setting it up for the birds i keep the solar panel down so it's not pumping in the sun as i'm getting ready to put my water in just turn it upside down and now you just fill the bucket with water that's all there is to it fresh water make sure your bucket was clean before you started i always wash everything just fill it to the top with water then you put the ball back on top with the tubing as i'm done here and you are done and the tubing holds the ball i haven't had it blow off yet and as fast as i'm setting it up the birds are coming to it they absolutely love it the reason the hummingbirds love this so much is because of the formation and the way the ball is made they can grip onto that they have the tiniest little nails hummingbirds and they just found out that it was something they could just cling to on the side and that is the reason they absolutely love this fun fountain and if you don't like to look at a bucket you can always sit the bucket inside a basket a big flower pot or anything that you desire i've had the oreos all over jumping inside to get water the hummingbirds haven't stopped they don't care if it's a bucket or a basket or whatever so whatever way that you're gonna like and what's gonna work for you i actually like the green bucket i think it looks really pretty so but with this anybody can make it i hope i've given you some great ideas go make it and the hummingbirds in your area are going to love you and so will the other birds too and it's so portable have a great day and don't forget to eat what you grow bye so here's something i had to add on to the ending that i was not planning on doing they are so crazy about the ball that they bathe on this all day all the adults come the babies come and the sun was going down and of course the solar fountain only works when the sun is out but the sun had already dropped in the sky and as you could see this broke my heart they were coming and looking and poking at the tube that was in the ball it's like where is the water where's the water i stood there watching in the house thinking i can't do this to them i didn't know what to do the sun was going to be completely down probably within an hour or so so you know i made a video a while back about those battery operated little pumps that you use a power bank on like you would use for charging your phone while the same exact one it was under two dollars look at this that's all there is to it now there's nothing i have this thing i picked up from fry's last christmas black friday for like two dollars is 12 000 yes that's what you need if you've got a cell phone you probably have one of these around so i went and dug it up because i haven't been using it lately got it together for them and they stood out there watching me take it apart and put on the new one and they waited and the moment the very moment i put it back i stepped back in the house you'll see it running with the power bank here and they'll run for hours sometimes they'll run for quite a few days you just shut it off when you're not using it and it will go for a long time but sure enough the second they saw the water was running they were so excited before the sun went completely down they came back and they were just all fighting to take a bath in case you're in an area where you don't have a lot of sun you can use one of those two so again with that have a wonderful day bye

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Id: 3Wys7vWYhtw

Length: 9min 15sec (555 seconds)

Published: Sun May 09 2021