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unique birdhouses… I’d say so!
When I hear the words “unique birdhouses”, it seems curiosity always gets the best of me and I must take a look. When the same old stuff is touted as unique birdhouses, it’s really disappointing. The stuff made overseas – that’s all over the web, well it’s just not unique at all 🙁Artists are the ones who craft unique stuff because not only their talent, but their passion goes into the item. These unique birdhouses by artist Doug Fey are some of the coo
lest I’ve ever seen! Totally hand crafted, no molds are used in his process. Twice fired, the process makes them weatherproof for year round use… perfect roosting spots for cold winter nights.Not limited to clever canines, this artist has a wide variety of subject matter, and even welcomes custom work from photos of your favorite critter.
Now ya must admit…these are some pretty unique birdhouses indeed!
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A Groovy kind of tube bird feeder
You might call this a hopper type bird feeder, but it has perches and there’s no tray at the bottom. You could call it a tube bird feeder, but it really doesn’t resemble one of those either.We call it the Wave Bird Feeder because of the groovy design. Hand crafted cedar and superb quality, this tube bird feeder is available for black oil sunflower and thistle seed too. With ten feeding ports and a four-pound capacity, it will entice many a feathered friend!
A quality tube bird feeder like this is a good investment for any backyard bird habitat. For use year-round, seed stays protected from the elements. If squirrels are a problem in your yard, a baffle is highly recommended to protect the feeder. Whether feeding sunflower or thistle, you can bet your birds will approve!
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seed catchers and white doves
What might seed catchers have to do with white doves? Absolutely nothing, except this post was going to be about the benefits of seed catchers… until I received a strange phone call from a customer this morning.A request was made for an 8 x 8 birdhouse for white doves. Now from a past experience I told the person that doves aren’t likely to use birdhouses. He proceeded to tell me he was purchasing fourteen white doves from a rental company. This piqued my curiosity, so I asked him “why would you do that?” His answer was to keep his niece happy. So I asked “how old is your niece?” “she’s two years old” he said. My suggestion was that he purchase some stuffed animal white doves for her instead.
It turned out he needed an eight foot by eight foot enclosure to keep the doves housed. I asked him to look-up bird aviary on the web to get an idea of what he would need. He proceeded to tell me “four grand a pop”. So I reminded him this would be an expensive, and time consuming endeavor, besides the fact doves are not pets. I can only hope I deterred him in his final decision.
Oh yeah… and here’s a great seed catcher that’s adjustable for hanging or pole-mounted feeders.
The SeedHoop is a large, 30-inch diameter tray that is very effective at catching spilled seed… and even doves (mourning doves that is ) will rest and eat on the large open surface. Maybe seed catchers and doves do have something to do with each other after all?
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