Articles for tag: Birdhouses

Building Birdhouses 101

Birds like different types of birdhouses according to their breed. The birdhouses need different shapes, size of openings and different mounting height. When you build a birdhouse it is necessary to decide what kind of birds you are planning to attract so the right type of birdhouse may be built. Wren’s prefer birdhouses that have ...

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Easy Tips for Owning and Using a Birdhouse

Birdhouses are a great way to attract more varieties of birds to nest in the backyard. It can be rewarding for bird lovers to have a pair of birds make use of their birdhouse to raise their babies. As long as the correct birdhouse is used for the birds you want to attract, then there ...

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Placing Your Birdhouse in the Best Place in Your Yard

If your backyard is currently a birdhouse-free zone yet you like birds, you should definitely consider providing housing for your feathered friends this year. But when is the right time do it? And where should your birdhouse be placed to give it the best chance of becoming inhabited? Because let’s face, it a birdhouse WITH ...

Decorative Gourds for All Seasons

Once in awhile shopping leads to an unexpected discovery. This happened to me recently. I discovered beautiful, folk art gourds at gallery 30 in Gettysburg, PA. The shop was filled with gift items, many types of handcrafted treasures and a whole section of folk art, handcrafted gourds which I was pleased to find as I ...

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How to Make Birdhouses with Old Leather Boots

Not all birdhouses are made of wood. Some of the very best houses for birds are designed from old leather boots. They are whimsical and eye catching, and they provide comfort and warmth. My dad makes unique birdhouses from wood and leather boots, and they include signs with cute sayings. A portion of his backyard ...

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Types of Bird Houses and the Birds They House

There are many different types of birds that are accustomed to different environments. Because this is true, not any single birdhouse will be able to accommodate every bird in a certain region. If an avid bird watcher wants to house a specific bird, it then becomes necessary to learn the intricacies of bird housing. For ...

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How to Make a Whale or Swan Gourd Birdhouse

I love crafting with gourds. Gourds can be turned into anything from birdhouses, to toys, lamps, purses, bowls, music instruments, to… you name it; the only limit is ones imagination. The neat thing about gourds is that three different people can look at the same good and see three or more different things it could ...

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Gourds: Ideas for Garden Art and More

Gourds are closely related to pumpkins and easy to grow in the garden. Growing gourds is not only easy but fun. They take on many forms and can be dried out and used for nearly any purpose. Gourd art goes back for thousands of years. Gourds were one of the first cultivated plants and were ...