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Sedona shows you how to make a DIY feeder for hummingbirds.  Subscribe to The Pet Collective: http://bit.ly/tpcsub Website: http://www.thepetcollective.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thepetcollective Twitter: https://twitter.com/petcollectiveTV Tumblr: http://thepetcollective.tumblr.com Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/petcollectivetv/ Google+: http://gplus.to/thepetcollective  Hey guys, so I spent last weekend hiking and pretty much trying to find hummingbirds.  They're so hard to spot.  So I figured instead of chasing after them, I can have them come to me!  This week, I'm going to show you guys how to make your own hummingbird feeder!   Oh, come check me out on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/sedonadiy  Or got a question? tweet me at: #sedonaDIY  Starring - Sedona Cohen Producer - Hai-Lam Phan Associate Producer - Brittni Brown

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00:00Hey guys, Mittens is sad. I think his kitty girlfriend broke up with him.

00:09Don't worry, Mitty, I'll cheer you up.

00:13Aww, he's really heartbroken.

00:17Are you looking for your kitty girlfriend?

00:19Oh, I'm sorry, ex-girlfriend.

00:24Wait a minute, I know something that will cheer you up.

00:27What if we make a hummingbird theater and hang it right outside the window so you can watch the birds all day?

00:33We can call it a hummingbird theater.

00:39Well, let's do an intro finger dance now.

00:48A hummingbird theater is like a TV for cats.

00:51And I'm sure it's fun for the hummingbirds too.

00:53For this project, we're going to need an empty glass bottle, copper wire or tubing, a rubber stopper, or you could use a cork,

01:00a small piece of rubber tubing, a screwdriver or a similar device to use to poke holes with, an empty container with a lid,

01:07scissors, a couple rubber bands, a funnel, red paint that can go on glass, and for the food, you're just going to need sugar and water.

01:15First, make sure your bottle is clean inside and out.

01:18I painted little red flowers on mine.

01:20Why red?

01:21Well, the hummingbird or truchillidae are specialized nectarivores that are symbiotically attracted to the pollination of flowers.

01:31They are especially attracted to red ones.

01:34Why?

01:35Well, red is a very pretty color, but just not as pretty as green and purple.

01:39Now, take about two feet of your copper wire and wrap it around the bottle starting at the neck.

01:46Now, make sure you wrap it nice and tight because it's going to be hanging upside down.

01:50Now, since it's hanging upside down, I made a loop at the bottom or top.

01:56Wait.

01:57Now, just put your bottle aside.

02:00Take your cork and poke a hole in it just like this.

02:05Now, cut a tube and just put it through the hole in the cork.

02:12And done.

02:13This is what it should look like.

02:15Now, get your container and your screwdriver and poke four holes in the lid.

02:20This is how the birds are going to get their food.

02:22Be careful.

02:23Don't hurt yourself.

02:28Now, take your box cutter and cut an X in the middle of the lid.

02:33Now, be very careful because these are very sharp.

02:36And if you need help, just ask an adult.

02:39This is what it should look like.

02:41Now, take the bottle and just put it through the lid like this.

02:45And if you need to secure it, you can just rubber band the lid to the bottle.

02:50Now, to make the hummingbird food.

02:56Take one part sugar and mix with three parts water.

03:02So we pour and we pour.

03:08And we mix and we mix and we mix until it dissolves.

03:17Now, with a funnel, pour your sugar water into the bottle.

03:23Now, take your cork and with the short end of the tube, put it into the bottle.

03:29Ta-da.

03:30Now, take your scissors and cut the excess off.

03:35Now, just take your bottle and put it in the container.

03:38And voila, a nice hummingbird food.

03:40I hot glued little red flowers on my lid to decorate it.

03:43Now, just find a nice branch to hang it on and there you go.

03:47Thank you for joining us on another episode of Hummingbird Theater.

03:52I do say, I found the birds' performance a sprightful pursuit,

03:57a delightful liberation of uninspired mediocrity.

04:01How about you, Midgens?

04:04Well said, chap.

04:06And now for our special guest performance by Maisie.

04:11I want to see what your projects came out like,

04:13so post a picture on my Facebook wall, Twitter, and don't forget to subscribe.

04:17Toodle-oo!

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