dimanche 27 octobre 2013

The Many Styles Of Unique Bird Houses For Sale

By Kelly Wood


It takes a little skill and determination to find truly unique bird houses for sale these days. Many suppliers have styles and shapes that will be pleasing to the eye but to be unique they must reach past pleasing. The styles that will work best are acclimated to the breeds of birds in your part of the world.

Different companies and individuals make them and are very creative in their styles. The actual structures can be made from bamboo, cedar, porcelain and some from vintage license plates. The wood can be old and aged or pristine and new. Porcelain houses are by nature more fragile but they are not less viable as a product.

There is even a group that produces structures that are coated in seeds selected for the birds in your area. They call it edible housing and add to the appeal by placing dried flowers in a design interlaced with the seeds. These do not hold up well if left out in the elements when seasons change for the worse. Even so they can be a decorative piece in the home while you wait for summer.

Many builders offer hand carved fronts or burnt in designs that may remind you of gnomes and wizards. Others may lead you to remember the swamps of Florida and Louisiana with frogs and alligators. Cats with their mouths as a door are especially popular and can be partnered with other cats, dogs or birds. All of these have open mouths and wide bodies to accommodate the nestlings and mother.

You can literally find mansions and plantation homes when it comes to these creations. Some are duplex units and some have two and three stories with individual compartments for housing several families of birds. For wrens the nesting sites come in sets of five that you can attach to your fence in a group or to the side of a building. Purple martins live in what may look to some like a giant bird condo with up to fifteen nesting spots in one building.

You can expect to receive equipment that will assist you in installing your selection. These are brackets and screws that help attach the structure to a pole or wire and hooks to hang it from a tree. Many builders will also send along instructions on how to protect the birds and their chicks from predators.

If you are a dedicated nature buff you can get these structures with a slide out panel on one side or removable roof. This will serve you well when cleaning them out in the fall. It will also allow you to install a clear glass side or video camera so you can monitor the growth and progress of your visitors.

If you are in the market for unique bird houses for sale the internet is the first place to look. There are multiple sites that offer anything you may have in mind and a few you never knew existed. To find them locally you can look in specialty stores around tourist locations. Larger parks sometimes have stores where the unusual can be found. Retail outlets that specialize in birds are also a good option if waiting for the delivery is not one of your favorite pastimes.




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