Re: Natural Birdhouse
Thanks to everyone for your kind words.
I don't know what kind of bird it is. Maybe someone here can chime in and let us all know.
In this case, the door was added. Sometimes a cut off limb is in the correct place. Sometimes I'll use the crotch of the tree and turn the smaller branch into an attached room. Each one is different and, of course, there are unlimited opportunities for design. The cost of materials is low, too. :eusa_danc All they cost is a trip through the woods and maybe a little chainsawing of a downed tree plus some old cedar shakes for the roof (also free) and some exterior plywood for the floor (leftovers).
I saw a birdhouse made similarly years ago, I don't remember where, maybe in Germany and have been making them for friends and selling them on behalf of the animal shelter from a friend's store for the past couple of years.
I use a draw knife to remove the bark....easily the hardest part of making the house.
And Andrew, you could probably hang some beads and feathers from the bottom and make it more Seminol-y. :rolf: