Think Bird Houses to Attract Aviary Friends to Your Home & Garden
Bird houses add charm, whimsy, and beauty as well as a place for birds to nest. It is no wonder that the bird home and bird feeder industry is growing. There are country factors to think about when buying or building a bird house. There are some birds that will use a bird home and others that are not attracted to them.
Types of Bird Houses
The type of bird home you will use depends on the type of bird or birds that you want to attract to your home. Bird houses come in many shapes, sizes, colors and materials. One of the ideal types of bird houses is the wooden one. There are several reasons to select this type of bird house. Wooden bird houses can breath for ventilation, are durable and have a good insulation calibre to them. Gourds are another good material for bird houses. They are functional, breathable, and pretty as well. Properly designed pottery, concrete, and plastic houses will breathe and are also durable. When choosing the bird home that you will use for your feathered friends always check for proper ventilation, drainage, and simple access for maintenance and monitoring. When considering the type of bird home that you want another thing to think about are country and maintenance.
Safety and Proper Maintenance
Items to think about once you have chosen the type of bird home that you want are ventilation, drainage, assist of access for maintenance and endorsement from predators. You should also make sure that no harmful chemicals where used on the materials used for the building of your bird house. You would not want your new friends to become sick. Part of proper maintenance of your new bird home is to check them for unwanted critters, such as fleas, wasp, or flies. Sometimes mice and others will want to take up residence in your bird house. The main thing to remember if this happens is to remove them. If insects are the problem, use only pesticides that are not harmful to your feathered friends. “If wasps are a problem, coat the inside top of the box with bar soap” (US Fish & Wildlife Service “Homes for Birds”). One of the problems that you might encounter while cleaning the nest and parasites or insects are present, baby birds might also be present. If one of the baby birds gets out of the nest you can pick it up and place it back where it was. Birds have a lousy sense of smell and they will not reject the babies because you helped them.
Don’t let the care and country be a deterrent in deciding whether you want a bird home or not. The upkeep and maintenance is part of the joy and can be a wonderful way to learn more about your new birds. You will swiftly become a backyard birder with your new bird home or houses. The joy of watching beautiful bird is an immeasurable pleasure.
PJ Hall is a professional writer who provides information on bird houses for For the Birds – your online guide to attracting birds and backyard birding.
