Becky, I watched another hummer bath video earlier last month and I was trying to come up with ideas to build one, and here you are with Aiden showing me just that. Thanx so much!!!!
Your Grandson did a Fantastic Job pointing to exactly what you were describing so very well. This project looks Wonderful. Thank you so Very Much for this Beautiful Video. Please do more videos. I thoroughly enjoyed this first video. Did a Excellent Job on this video. God Bless You for Sharing this project with us. Love Tamson from Kentucky 💕 💕🌼 🌷😇 💖 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦
I really liked this bath,so I picked up a large commercial tray at yard sale,painted it,have my pvc piping,have the barrel & pump,need the elbows etc next! thanks for the inspiration!
They're so special. Saw my first "Hummer" when I was about 3-and-a-half years old. I thought it was a big bug trying to "get" me. HaHa ! Even now, on the rare occasion I see one, they still surprise me briefly. And I came across a female ruby- throated hummingbird with an active nest once. It's always a good idea to keep a small brush pile for them to find spiders to feed their babies and for webs to build their nests. No pesticides or herbicides as long as I live here. Just a rainbow of self-sowing Morning Glories. Enjoy !!!
Well done Nana , Aiden you did a great job as well mate it's given me food for thought , IV wanted to build a bird bath for ages and could never make up my mind how to go about it I think I'll copy your idea even though there's no hummingbirds here but I'm sure tche fairy wrens and other small birds who grace me with their presence will give it a go as well. Lucky hummingbirds well done.😘🙋
Thank you for making this video I have been wanting to do something similar but your supply list will help me get started now! Great ideas! I hope your hummingbirds love it! Be sure and video there enjoyment of it😀
Wonderful video, every gr ma and GR child needs a diy like this w as much re purpose stuff laying around you can find, then order pump online, lol. Avoid pandemic. I would suggest making at least one feeder near by to spark interest, but w that set up you'll have a migration flock soon!
Pretty neat idea...this just showed up in my suggested videos today. I've seen another one that used the oil drip pan and the PVC pipes with the holes drilled in. His looked quite a bit different from yours; I actually like both of them. I like your barrel idea underneath yours - makes it look really rustic and pretty.
NICE, looking forward to the update, I hope the hummingbirds are enjoying it. I have a lot that hang around, we for a bunch of rain and I noticed them bathing in the little puddles on the patio. (in NW NM) was thinking about doing the same thing. Thank you for the ideas😊
I'm only 1:20 into the video and I LOVE it!!! I've been trying to figure out what I can use because all of my other birds bathe but my Hummers don't. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Grandson Did fantastic. Kept you on point !and maybe seeing hummingbirds using it would have been a plus .. just sayin .. well 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Done for your first video
🐦🕊🐥🐧🦅🦢🦆🦩🦉🦜🦚🐸 BECKY & AIDEN... THANK YOU SO MUCH!..What a fine Job you did Aiden helping and Becky, BEAUTIFUL JOB ON EVERYTHING!Can you PLEASE put one up of the hummingbird s? So looking forward..BLESSINGS🌺🌸🌹🌼🌷
You know another benefit of the log being in the barrel, is by some off chance wildlife falls into the barrel unsuspecting and cannot get out the log will assist them in escaping. It's always a good idea to put some structure inside of barrels or anything collecting water in case this should happen.
Great idea and set up.. Checked into Autozone and their pan is galvanized, which means that it is treated with zinc and zinc is toxic to bird and animals. I found a stainless steel tray on amazon and used that. Work great. Thanks for the idea.
Fantastic! Did you know that your can rough up that white pvc pipe and paint it to look like the wood around your vines and wood? Check it out eithernon Pinterest or TH-cam. It will completely disguise that white pipe. You certainly don't have to, the hummer bath is awesome! And Grandsons are AWESOME! ❤
Great first video effort!! Hummingbird Bath looks beautiful. I saw another similar video using the plastic plants, couldn't figure it out, but it's actually the best idea. Real plants would make the water dirty fast. Plastic ones give you the effect, and can easily be cleaned as needed. And yours are pretty realistic looking. I think you guys did a great video, and look forward to seeing one with all the hummingbirdies splashing in your clever creation. Your camera work is perfect, and Aiden did a splendid job of "Carol Merril-ing".😆😆😆
Wonderful Bird Bath, but perhaps you should consider painting all the PVC Pipe and fittings. The way they are looks a bit tacky!! SuperSniperSal The GUNNY USMC Disabled Vet
Kathleen a. Flynn I think i saw another similar set up, where the guy used an "L" shape pvc w/elbow. Otherwise you could probably use two that joined with a "T" connection. Wouldnt be too hard on the pump, but i wonder if the amount of water coming out would be less? This is a great idea, might try it myself!
Kudos to designing, & then making this! Since the water is cloudy, probably from rock dust from the pebbles, I think it should be cleared up by dumping this water into a container for re-use. Rinse the gravel with a hose, & catch that water coming out of drip holes, spilling into a bucket until it runs clear. Remove bucket & think of ways to re-use the water, like water plants, soak & wash bird feeders or soak dirty dishes before removing garbage with a brush, & put rinsed dishes in hot, soapy water in a dish pan, or use it to flush the toilet until it's used up. Rock dust may harm a hummingbird's delicate constitution. Also, when making nectar to fill hummingbird feeders, don't add red food coloring. It weakens their egg shells & those embryos seem to die, possibly from becoming infected or dehydrated, since shells may be too porous.
Cheryl Anderson😊Thanks for advice...put pebbles have been polished, therefore no dust. The water appears cloudy, but is not.👍😊 We also never use dye in our nectar. We tend to use red glass feeders.❤️ Love our hummers and take care of them like we do all God’s creatures.
@@beckylunkenheimer5523 Hi Becky. I guess the water just looked cloudy. Sorry. I'm hoping to do a version of what you designed, for the assortment of birds I get here, in spring & summer, but keep forgetting. Your clever design inspired me to try something new. For years, I've used a large, terracotta colored plastic plant pot saucer, weighted down with a large rock, plus smaller ones so birds, butterflies & bees can perch, & sip water from in between the smaller rocks. There's enough room that even the Blue Jays & Robins have enough space & depth of water to splash around in. The water gets splashed out with each bath, & also, many birds poop in the water, so I have to dump & hose it out & refill again & again, all day. When I forget, or am away all day, it can get funky & don't want birds drinking dirty water, so had to stop altogether. Now they drink & splash in a tub of soil. In winter water got in & when it froze, the tub expanded & the top popped off & no longer fits. So now, they drink & splash in there! I guess the poops are getting composted now. Still, I'm going to try something like what you've done. Hoping the filter on the pump can help keep the water clean! Do the hummingbirds poop in there like the big birds do? I've seen that even the babies instinctively know enough to not poop in their tiny nests, so wonderin if they also know enough to not poop in their bathing water. I have a hummingbird feeder but have never used it. There have been some plants in my yard that they've liked, but my big, beautiful Bleeding Heart, which I'd seen hummers visit, didn't come back last year. It's been overtaken by Periwinkle vinca & Lily of the Valley, along with several other favorite plants. They're pretty too, & both do have tons of little flowers, so maybe they still find nectar there. Think it's time I relocate & hang up their feeder though! Thanks again for posting your clever bird bath!
I thought the water looked cloudy, too, but now i realize its probably just color of the oil tray. I've seen comments that aluminum or galvanized arent necessarily the best for the birds, but not sure if thats really a thing. A good substitute might be an old cafeteria tray (or two?). A blue one would be perfect, birdies might notice it more and asdociate the color with water (like we do!). Painting it blue seems not advisable because of the toxicity, but a wildlife store might have a special paint that's safe.
Cheryl Anderson I used to have feeders out for several dozen hummers but learned that they come back every year and become very dependent so it was so much work and I didn’t want to be away when they needed so when I moved I didn’t do it anymore.
How did you connect the pump to the PVC pipe? Love this and would like to recreate it, but the outlet on my pump is small compared to the pipe. Thanks.
I have never seen humming bird at my trumpet vine...but see them flutter aceoss the yard to someplace..ive been looking for something like this.to make them stop
I'm glad Aiden was there to point to stuff so we knew where things were. thanks Aiden~ thanks grandma! 😉🌻
That's really a cool setup!
Becky, I watched another hummer bath video earlier last month and I was trying to come up with ideas to build one, and here you are with Aiden showing me just that. Thanx so much!!!!
A beautiful bird bath. You did a great job!!! Thanks to Aiden for helping to point things out.
How kind and thoughtful you are. Mother Nature is smiling upon you🌾
Your Grandson did a Fantastic Job pointing to exactly what you were describing so very well. This project looks Wonderful. Thank you so Very Much for this Beautiful Video. Please do more videos. I thoroughly enjoyed this first video. Did a Excellent Job on this video. God Bless You for Sharing this project with us. Love Tamson from Kentucky 💕 💕🌼 🌷😇 💖 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦
Absolutely beautiful! A wonderful little hummingbird oasis!🌺😍
Great job Aidan and Grandma!!
Good job Aiden and grandma!
I really liked this bath,so I picked up a large commercial tray at yard sale,painted it,have my pvc piping,have the barrel & pump,need the elbows etc next! thanks for the inspiration!
Alden is a smart and very professional assistance to professor . He will be absolutely excellent student in university. Thanks.
I love your set-up!! What a good little helper your grandson was.
I love this! I need this and some perches. Very unique and creative! Aiden is awesome!
Thank you for this! Great job! Aden is the best helper!
What a great grandson! You guys did a fabulous job! The birds, and other critters, will love it!
Great idea. Aiden was awesome. Wish you've shown how the hummingbirds come to it
Didn't know Hummingbirds were so social. Former resident: Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Very nice design. Thanks for sharing. Giving it a try next year.
Wow, great job! /This is a hummingbird resort! Beautiful!
**HOW WONDERFULLY DESIGNED!! I WOULD LOVE THIS, IF I WERE A HUMMINGBIRD!! EXCELLENT HELPER!!
You had me at 30 seconds! Never apologize if your intention is helping. Love is there
They're so special. Saw my first "Hummer" when I was about 3-and-a-half years old. I thought it was a big bug trying to "get" me. HaHa ! Even now, on the rare occasion I see one, they still surprise me briefly. And I came across a female ruby- throated hummingbird with an active nest once. It's always a good idea to keep a small brush pile for them to find spiders to feed their babies and for webs to build their nests. No pesticides or herbicides as long as I live here. Just a rainbow of self-sowing Morning Glories. Enjoy !!!
You did a wonderful job making this video! Thank-you!
Excellent work thanks for sharing. I am sure the Hummingbirds love it.
Well done Nana , Aiden you did a great job as well mate it's given me food for thought , IV wanted to build a bird bath for ages and could never make up my mind how to go about it I think I'll copy your idea even though there's no hummingbirds here but I'm sure tche fairy wrens and other small birds who grace me with their presence will give it a go as well. Lucky hummingbirds well done.😘🙋
Thank you for making this video I have been wanting to do something similar but your supply list will help me get started now! Great ideas! I hope your hummingbirds love it! Be sure and video there enjoyment of it😀
Thank you Becky and helper. 😊
Becky,,,, Thank you for this video. So nice to have for the little ones who enjoy having a bath. 😊
Wonderful video, every gr ma and GR child needs a diy like this w as much re purpose stuff laying around you can find, then order pump online, lol. Avoid pandemic. I would suggest making at least one feeder near by to spark interest, but w that set up you'll have a migration flock soon!
So pretty and well thought out, the little birds need all the help we can give.
Looking forward to a second video showing Happy Hummingbirds enjoying themselves!
Pretty neat idea...this just showed up in my suggested videos today. I've seen another one that used the oil drip pan and the PVC pipes with the holes drilled in. His looked quite a bit different from yours; I actually like both of them. I like your barrel idea underneath yours - makes it look really rustic and pretty.
Gteat thank you for helping the hummingbirds God bless you and your family.
NICE, looking forward to the update, I hope the hummingbirds are enjoying it. I have a lot that hang around, we for a bunch of rain and I noticed them bathing in the little puddles on the patio. (in NW NM) was thinking about doing the same thing. Thank you for the ideas😊
Love Yankee ingenuity! Love how you have it protected from direct sunlight all the time.
*EXTREMELY IMPORTANT* INDEED!!
Yankee? I was thinking Arkansas.
I'm only 1:20 into the video and I LOVE it!!! I've been trying to figure out what I can use because all of my other birds bathe but my Hummers don't. Thank you so much for sharing this!
This bird bath is amazing, thank you both so much for sharing! I am hoping to build something like this and your video is truly inspiring.
I think you guys did an awesome job
Beautiful idea. 👍
Grandson Did fantastic. Kept you on point !and maybe seeing hummingbirds using it would have been a plus .. just sayin .. well 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Done for your first video
The bath I can build, and hope to have a boilerplate version operating by tomorrow. But, oh, how I envy that trumpet honeysuckle!
THIS is the most creative and beautiful idea I have discovered on youtube. I love your trumpet vine.
That's totally awesome
What a lovely idea! Y’all are super inventive!
This is the nicest one I’ve seen. Love the spot it’s in. Thanks for showing how it was done!
Well done Aiden! ❤️
🐦🕊🐥🐧🦅🦢🦆🦩🦉🦜🦚🐸
BECKY & AIDEN...
THANK YOU SO MUCH!..What a fine Job you did Aiden helping and Becky, BEAUTIFUL JOB ON EVERYTHING!Can you PLEASE put one up of the hummingbird s?
So looking forward..BLESSINGS🌺🌸🌹🌼🌷
Looks awesome!
Very creative! Love it!
Great idea! Looks like it works great for you. You’ll have to take some video of the hummers that stop by!❤️
Lovely! Thanks for sharing.
Great job!
You inspired me to engineer one, too! Thanks!
lovely......love to see the hummingbirds use it or any birds actually.
You know another benefit of the log being in the barrel, is by some off chance wildlife falls into the barrel unsuspecting and cannot get out the log will assist them in escaping. It's always a good idea to put some structure inside of barrels or anything collecting water in case this should happen.
Good point!
Pro tip: watch series on KaldroStream. Been using them for watching a lot of movies recently.
@Kamari Leland definitely, been using KaldroStream for months myself =)
Love it! Can you show an update with hummingbirds? Do they love it or was there adjustments you had to make?
I agree & was hoping to see that at the end too.
Maybe they'll do another video!
Wonder-filled - very creative.
I know this was 5 yrs ago but…Great job guys!
Beautiful!! Thanks!
(HUG) great job, absolutely love Aden!!!!! He is so handsome!
Your trumpet vine is Beautiful! Would you send your hubby over here to make one for me? :)
Great idea and set up.. Checked into Autozone and their pan is galvanized, which means that it is treated with zinc and zinc is toxic to bird and animals. I found a stainless steel tray on amazon and used that. Work great. Thanks for the idea.
That's awesome ! Nice work !
Wow. That’s amazing!!!😁
EXELENT JOB !!👍🥰
I love that so much!!!! Great job.
Great video!
Fantastic! Did you know that your can rough up that white pvc pipe and paint it to look like the wood around your vines and wood? Check it out eithernon Pinterest or TH-cam. It will completely disguise that white pipe. You certainly don't have to, the hummer bath is awesome! And Grandsons are AWESOME! ❤
Looks nice and good idea
WOAAAH HOPE IT WORKED!!!! YOU DESERVE AND THEY DESERVE IT !! THE EFFORT IS SO BEAUTIFUL
Very cool !!
Great first video effort!!
Hummingbird Bath looks beautiful. I saw another similar video using the plastic plants, couldn't figure it out, but it's actually the best idea. Real plants would make the water dirty fast. Plastic ones give you the effect, and can easily be cleaned as needed. And yours are pretty realistic looking.
I think you guys did a great video, and look forward to seeing one with all the hummingbirdies splashing in your clever creation. Your camera work is perfect, and Aiden did a splendid job of "Carol Merril-ing".😆😆😆
Who in the heck thumbs down this? Great video.
Heath Barker
Losers.
Deus Abençoe
Beautiful!!!
Wonderful Bird Bath, but perhaps you should consider painting all the PVC Pipe and fittings. The way they are looks a bit tacky!!
SuperSniperSal
The GUNNY
USMC
Disabled Vet
Great Job!!
Well done!
really cool!
Great video you should make more videos.
Love it!
Beautiful....
I love this.
Programming Chicago - 😊Thank you! It was fun to make! The Grandkids love the hummers! ❤️
I like your tray. Is it copper?
Can you place two hoses on the water going the the barrel? Love your work!
Kathleen a. Flynn
I think i saw another similar set up, where the guy used an "L" shape pvc w/elbow. Otherwise you could probably use two that joined with a "T" connection. Wouldnt be too hard on the pump, but i wonder if the amount of water coming out would be less?
This is a great idea, might try it myself!
Beautiful job, but at my age that thing would make have to pee all day! 😂😂😂😂😂
Looks nice
You are very talented love it did u ever get hummingbirds
How do you clean it?
I love 💕 it
AWESOME!
hermoso ! felicitaciones !!
Kudos to designing, & then making this! Since the water is cloudy, probably from rock dust from the pebbles, I think it should be cleared up by dumping this water into a container for re-use.
Rinse the gravel with a hose, & catch that water coming out of drip holes, spilling into a bucket until it runs clear. Remove bucket & think of ways to re-use the water, like water plants, soak & wash bird feeders or soak dirty dishes before removing garbage with a brush, & put rinsed dishes in hot, soapy water in a dish pan, or use it to flush the toilet until it's used up.
Rock dust may harm a hummingbird's delicate constitution. Also, when making nectar to fill hummingbird feeders, don't add red food coloring. It weakens their egg shells & those embryos seem to die, possibly from becoming infected or dehydrated, since shells may be too porous.
Cheryl Anderson😊Thanks for advice...put pebbles have been polished, therefore no dust. The water appears cloudy, but is not.👍😊 We also never use dye in our nectar. We tend to use red glass feeders.❤️ Love our hummers and take care of them like we do all God’s creatures.
@@beckylunkenheimer5523 Hi Becky. I guess the water just looked cloudy. Sorry.
I'm hoping to do a version of what you designed, for the assortment of birds I get here, in spring & summer, but keep forgetting. Your clever design inspired me to try something new.
For years, I've used a large, terracotta colored plastic plant pot saucer, weighted down with a large rock, plus smaller ones so birds, butterflies & bees can perch, & sip water from in between the smaller rocks.
There's enough room that even the Blue Jays & Robins have enough space & depth of water to splash around in.
The water gets splashed out with each bath, & also, many birds poop in the water, so I have to dump & hose it out & refill again & again, all day. When I forget, or am away all day, it can get funky & don't want birds drinking dirty water, so had to stop altogether. Now they drink & splash in a tub of soil. In winter water got in & when it froze, the tub expanded & the top popped off & no longer fits. So now, they drink & splash in there! I guess the poops are getting composted now.
Still, I'm going to try something like what you've done. Hoping the filter on the pump can help keep the water clean!
Do the hummingbirds poop in there like the big birds do? I've seen that even the babies instinctively know enough to not poop in their tiny nests, so wonderin if they also know enough to not poop in their bathing water.
I have a hummingbird feeder but have never used it. There have been some plants in my yard that they've liked, but my big, beautiful Bleeding Heart, which I'd seen hummers visit, didn't come back last year. It's been overtaken by Periwinkle vinca & Lily of the Valley, along with several other favorite plants. They're pretty too, & both do have tons of little flowers, so maybe they still find nectar there. Think it's time I relocate & hang up their feeder though!
Thanks again for posting your clever bird bath!
I thought the water looked cloudy, too, but now i realize its probably just color of the oil tray. I've seen comments that aluminum or galvanized arent necessarily the best for the birds, but not sure if thats really a thing. A good substitute might be an old cafeteria tray (or two?). A blue one would be perfect, birdies might notice it more and asdociate the color with water (like we do!). Painting it blue seems not advisable because of the toxicity, but a wildlife store might have a special paint that's safe.
Cheryl Anderson I used to have feeders out for several dozen hummers but learned that they come back every year and become very dependent so it was so much work and I didn’t want to be away when they needed so when I moved I didn’t do it anymore.
Ok, but do hummingbirds use it?
What did you use for the container where the hummingbird's bath?
So nice
Becky, I didn't read all the comments and maybe you addressed this. As followup, did your lovely bath attract the hummers? Thanks
How did you connect the pump to the PVC pipe? Love this and would like to recreate it, but the outlet on my pump is small compared to the pipe. Thanks.
thats pretty cool but do u ever get snakes w all that lumber
very creative!
gardenfishes - Thank you...It was fun to make! ❤️
Wowwwww!!
I have never seen humming bird at my trumpet vine...but see them flutter aceoss the yard to someplace..ive been looking for something like this.to make them stop