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Wild Bird House

Add a wild bird house or two to your garden. Birds are a wonderful part of nature. It is a joy to see them so close by when you are out in the garden.

If you want to attract more birds, give them shelter, and a place to nest and lay their eggs.

They are Very good Natural insect control for your garden.

Some of the Bird Houses that you can buy are really quite amazing! They can be very decorative in the garden, as well as being home to the delicate little birds.

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If you have certain birds that you would like to attract to your garden, you must get the right kind of house, for their nesting habits.

Gold Finches

For these lovely birdsfollow this link.

Blue Birds

These are my favorites. I have Bluebirds that come back every year to nest. The blue color is striking! Find Eco-Friendly Blue Bird Houses here. I put out mealworms for them every spring. Bluebirds love mealworms. You can get Redi-Meal mealworms here

More Blue Bird Houses

Want to build your own? Easy to make Bluebird House Kits

If you build your own Bluebird House, you should use wood that is at least 3/4" thick. Avoid pressure treated wood. You can paint or stain the outside, but leave the inside untreated.

Perches are NOT necessary! In fact, they only facilitate predators.

When mounting the house, face it away from prevailing winds, with the entrance hole about 5 ft. from the ground.

Purple Martins

These beautiful violet/black colored birds prefer to live in colonies. They are rather friendly, and actually like being around people.

Their diet is mostly insects, of which they can eat 1000's of each day! This makes the Purple Martin a very desirable bird to have in your garden! Purple martin houses, must be on a pole, NOT hung from a tree. In fact, there should not be any trees within 60 ft. of the house.

The recommended height is from 12-20 feet.

A Pole Guard is needed to keep away racoons, snakes, and squirrels.

Do not plant shrubs or vines, on or near the pole! Wood, aluminum, natural gourds and heavy plastics,all make suitable Purple Martin Houses

Want more information about these birds? This book:Enjoying Purple Martins is very informative!

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds prefer to make their own nest from natural materials. They do not usually nest in any "Man-made" nesting house.

This hummingbird house is the closest to any "Naturally made' house I've seen!

Be sure to supply them with the types of flowers they like and ensure your garden is Humming Bird friendly, and they will happily stay around your garden.

Whimsical Wild Bird House

This whimsical Fireman's Helmet is detailed painted resign. Nice for small birds.

Made of high quality poly resign composite. Ready to hang!

Looking for Books on backyard wild birds?

Discover which species are in your neck of the woods, and learn how to attract them, their nesting habits,and how to keep them happy , cozy, and nesting in your garden.

In return, they will help themselves to many, many meals of those BAD bugs, lurking in your garden!

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