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Let's see.... Last year I was bored, had some wood laying around in the shed... What to do, what to do...
Birdhouse! Always fun to have some life in the garden during spring time, so the best thing is to put one up early. And in winter other birds may even use it as a place to sleep.
Choice of bird fell on the Great Tit! I like tits...
(ps. i borrowed the pics from somewhere on the net, credit goes to the photographers offcourse)
Birdhouse! Always fun to have some life in the garden during spring time, so the best thing is to put one up early. And in winter other birds may even use it as a place to sleep.
Choice of bird fell on the Great Tit! I like tits...
(ps. i borrowed the pics from somewhere on the net, credit goes to the photographers offcourse)
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So. A birdhouse. First of all, making some sketches is always good start. I did some searching and most of the birdhouses i found where square/ straight boxes. Some others i found where way over the top, with little windows, welcome signs etc etc. Did some reading and found that pretty much the only thing that matters is bottom surface size and the size and height of the entrance.
For the specific birds ("Great Tit", "Koolmees" or Parus Major) i would like to invite to come and stay over, it's a bottom surface of approx 12cmx12cm. Entrance height should be approx 18cm and entrance itself 32mm. If you want to build one for other birds, do some searching and you'll find the preferred dimensions. Now to be honest, these birds will nest pretty much everywhere apparently.
I made some sketches in MS Word. A notepad and a pencil would probably do as well ;-)
As you can see, i made some wild plans, based on rough assumptions, like width and length of the wood i had. The actual birdhouse came out a little different, but it's pretty close.
For the specific birds ("Great Tit", "Koolmees" or Parus Major) i would like to invite to come and stay over, it's a bottom surface of approx 12cmx12cm. Entrance height should be approx 18cm and entrance itself 32mm. If you want to build one for other birds, do some searching and you'll find the preferred dimensions. Now to be honest, these birds will nest pretty much everywhere apparently.
I made some sketches in MS Word. A notepad and a pencil would probably do as well ;-)
As you can see, i made some wild plans, based on rough assumptions, like width and length of the wood i had. The actual birdhouse came out a little different, but it's pretty close.
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Apr 1, 2012. 7:29 AM
wisconsinjimmy
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wisconsinjimmy
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DRUSH THE DOG
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Apr 1, 2012. 1:59 PMbowser82 (author)
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Whut?
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Mar 23, 2011. 3:07 AMbowser82 (author)
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One little birdy came to inspect this morning. Popped in its head, had a few looks, sat on top, had another look around, hopped onto to roof of the shed and flew off. Well, let's hope he'll bring the wife for a second visit!
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Mar 17, 2011. 3:25 PMzazenergy
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zazenergy
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That an awesome birdhouse. looking forward to the video!
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Mar 18, 2011. 2:57 AMbowser82 (author)
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Thanks! The next small project will be to install something that will provide the birdies with some nesting material. Hopefully they'll like it haha
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