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Feathered Friends Really Use Birdhouse Kits
Take on a fun project with kids that will really make a difference to wild birds. With the nesting season in full swing, birdhouses are far and few between in correlation to the numbers of nesting birds. Destruction of habitat, and competition by non-native birds are the main culprits.Birdhouse Kits are great way to lend a hand to feathered friends, while teaching children the crucial message of stewardship. There’s so many types from which to choose too: chickadee houses, wren houses, bat houses, and bluebird houses can be created once and used year after year.
Help wild birds thrive in your area utilizing creative birdhouse kit projects. The kit shown at left is even for adults! Totally green with it’s unique folding assembly, the recycled laminated paper folds together ingeniously. A cotton hanging strap makes for easy installation, and you can paint them however suits your fancy! Add some nesting material nearby and invite feathered friends to stick around your yard.
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Blue Bird House for Easter
Wishing a Happy Easter to All!Easter might be considered a family holiday…so its a great time to start putting up birdhouses for feathered friend families as the nesting season is well underway. In the yard male bluebirds are busy constructing their best nests to attract females in hopes of raising a brood…they’re very family oriented you know!
Providing a blue bird house for this endearing little bird is well worth the effort. They’re amazing to watch, and if you’re lucky enough to have two broods in one season, you’ll see young bluebirds helping mom and dad with feeding the babies.
There’s an ultimate blue bird house made from recycled plastic, they call it poly lumber, but the best thing is it’s guaranteed to never crack, split or fade. It has a viewing window to see nestlings, a chew-proof predator guard, screened wall to help the babies fledge, and a raised screen floor to prevent blowfly infestation for birds’ health. With a pretty blue roof, it will last a lifetime, and if properly placed, will host many successful broods of which you can be proud.
Add a bird bath, some live meal worms, and you’ve got the winning combination for a bluebird family in your yard!
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Blue Bird Houses with Vacancies
As the days become longer, a birds’ instinct to nest becomes stronger. Regardless of temperature you know it’s a sure sign of spring when birds are scurrying and flitting about with twigs, straw or grasses in their beaks.Today I was thrilled to witness such behavior by a male bluebird. I had cleaned out the old nests a few weeks ago and was afraid I’d chased away my little blue friends. Nope…they’re here, happy and getting ready for babies! This little guy was working hard, carrying piece after piece of pine straw into the house. Guess he has a pretty woman to impress!
The two blue bird houses in my yard are in close proximity. Although bluebirds are very territorial – which is why they say houses should be placed 100 feet apart, this close placement (10-15 feet) helps to alleviate competition from other birds for the coveted nest box.
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