The Birds Have it Made

When a certain someone visited the hummingbird festival in Fort Davis, she began to have ideas for a Cadillac bird perch. .  All she needed was a dead one of these:

Once a dead Century Plant is obtained, the next step is to dig a hole in the back yard, pour in quick-dry concrete and stick in a cut piece of rebar. Allow to dry.

Now wack a piece of aluminum tube into the trunk:

...... using a special drill bit + extension if the trunk has not yet rotted away:

If the stalk is cracked or broken it can be secured with hose clamps and/or zip ties:

Lastly, up-end the stalk and slide the aluminum tube over the rebar:

And Bob's Your Uncle (whoever Bob was).