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Gary O
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# Posted: 15 Apr 2019 08:53
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Quoting: silverwaterlady Beautiful Gary O.
thanks, slylady
I'm usually never whimsical at anything
can't
but these seemed to come together
I'm not unhappy with 'em
and, as mentioned, they're just from cheap fence boards and shakes
they can be glued, or screwed, or stapled
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old243
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# Posted: 17 Apr 2019 08:55
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My son gave me some round cutoffs, from porch columns. They are laminated pine, about 6 inch diameter, have the inside hollowed out. I cut them in 6inch pieces, put an 1 1/2 inch entrance hole. added a removable hexagonal base and a slightly sloped roof. put a staple in roof to hang from a limb. Have enough material to make about 15 houses. Going to be lots of happy birds in our neighbourhood. Sorry I haven't figured out how to post pictures. old243
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 19 Apr 2019 10:19
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How to Create a Safe Bird House
https://www.thespruce.com/safe-bird-house-design-386643
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countrygirl
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# Posted: 26 Apr 2019 17:12
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Here what the bird houses look like after my daughter painted them
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rockies
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# Posted: 26 Apr 2019 19:07
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A few
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rockies
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# Posted: 27 Apr 2019 17:28
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a few more
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rockies
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# Posted: 27 Apr 2019 17:29
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Birdhouses of the Ottoman Empire
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rockies
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# Posted: 27 Apr 2019 17:30
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Urban Birdhouses
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 17 May 2019 08:34
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Soap the top and sides
Julie Craves tells how you can keep wasps from nesting in bluebird boxes - BirdWatching
https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/beginners/birding-faq/julie-craves-tells-how-you-ca n-keep-wasps-from-nesting-in-bluebird-boxes/
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 6 Jun 2019 03:35 - Edited by: KinAlberta
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Hey I saw some a bunch of recessed lighting boxes for $5-10 each. Thought, hey maybe they could become birdhouses to stick up along our trails through the bush. Metal should last for many decades.
Maybe add a piece of tin on the roof and a smaller entry hole.
Your thoughts? Do birds need wood for nighttime heat retention vs conductive metals?
Rated Aluminum Recessed Lighting Insulation Box
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/globe-electric-ic-rated-aluminum-recessed-lighting-i nsulation-box/1001315737
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2021 00:18 - Edited by: KinAlberta
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Great examples of turning old crap into something useful (aka upcycling, repurposing, relieving cabin fever…)
VHS birdhouse | foam | Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/4859275791/
Using old VHS tapes to make a bird house : r/mildlyinteresting
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/bu5abk/using_old_vhs_tapes_to_mak e_a_bird_house/
Old outdoor wall light / fixture turned into a birdhouse:
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Christy's Thrifty Decorating: Thrifty Use of Old Porch Light
http://christys-thriftydecorating.blogspot.com/2008/10/thrifty-use-of-old-porch-light .html
Coconut Birdhouse (with Pictures) - Instructables
https://www.instructables.com/Coconut-Birdhouse/
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2021 12:20
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About 2 wks ago I cleaned out our bluebird houses, one had a previously unknown wasp nest beneath the floor board in a little alcove. So I had been wondering what to do.....there it is in your link! 
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Eddy G
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2021 23:13
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These are a few of mine.. also made from scraps and trash
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