Dad constructs his very own selfie stick to take pictures of birds in a tree

Put your crumpled napkins to good use.
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Dad inventions never cease to amaze.

After one very resourceful father wanted to get a closer look at a bird's nest in a tree, he did what most dads would do -- made a selfie stick.

Reddit user Qgin chronicled their father's surprisingly successful attempt at constructing a selfie stick out of a car window washer, some crumpled napkins, masking tape and his iPhone 6 plus.


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According to Qgin, dad would not reveal the selfie stick's purpose until they were outside and he was able to demonstrate. 

In true dad fashion, he proudly displayed the finished product (along with an Ant-Man shirt) to pose for a photo op, and then got to work.

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Qgin explained that he carefully raised the selfie stick up into a tree and set the timer for 10 seconds.

While the process initially seemed questionable, the results were a success and dad managed to capture some pretty impressive photographs of four baby birds in their nest.


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Qgin captioned the last photograph, "As funny as it was, it was still pretty dope. My pops, will never cease to amaze me."

Way to go, dad.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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