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Hummingbirds are a beautiful sight to watch. If you want to see more of them in your garden, adding a water feature that they like is a good idea A surefire way to attract hummingbirds to your yard without a feeder. Amazingly, a travel cup with a straw has the potential to transform into an adorable fountain birdbath for hummingbirds. YouTube video shared by Robbie and Gary make gardening easy Shows an elegant DIY that uses a solar fountain kit and travel cups to make a bubbling birdbath. In the video, hummingbirds and a few other feathered friends flock to the shower for a quick rinse, demonstrating the success of this upcycled travel cup idea.
You may have noticed that these birds don’t hang around your typical static bird bath. Hummingbirds are smaller than other feathered friends and prefer shallow bathing with moving water. The lid of the cup will collect some water as it flows down your fountain and create a wonderful, shallow pool for hummingbirds to enjoy.
While showering with running water can sometimes be expensive, it’s a wonderful budget-friendly option. You can reuse tumblers and straws to take up space in your cabinets Make a bath birds will love from an unexpected kitchen item. Alternatively, thrift a tumbler or pick one up from the Dollar Tree to keep this DIY cost-effective. Also, on Amazon, The AISITIN DIY Solar Water Pump Kit is about $10 and is designed to make your own fountain birdbath.
Making a unique hummingbird bath with travel cups and straws
In addition to the travel cup and fountain kit, the YouTuber used a large bowl as well as a soldering iron to act as a base for the fountain. They also added a small bowl to hold the travel cup up in the birdbath and a little tray to decorate and hide the pump wires.
First, make a hole in the bottom of your plastic tumbler with a soldering iron. This extends the straw into the cup and connects to the fountain pump. The video maker also made a hole in the bottom of the small bowl, attaching it upside-down to the bottom of the cup. Next, simply attach the pump nozzle to the end of the straw. If using a small bowl as a base, make a slight indent in the rim for the shower wire. Finally, set up your tumbler and pump into a large bowl for your finish Adorable DIY Birdbath.
To decorate, the YouTuber attaches a matching plastic tray to a tumbler over a large bowl, which forms the backdrop of the fountain. The pump wire was also slipped behind it to hide it better. Alternatively, another video from the same creator suggests setting up your bath inside a hanging wire basket. When you’re happy with your bath, fill a large bowl with water and turn on your pump to let the water out through the top of the straw. Sit back and get ready to watch some hummingbirds.
