mercredi 17 décembre 2014

The Art Of Building Handmade Cedar Bird Houses

By Claudine Hodges


There are many bird species present in the world. Every one of them has a certain feature that could attract human beings of having them on their own properties. In order to attract them to visit your garden most often, then building their birdhouses is the first step to do. This is an effective way to conserve the species of those birds, especially in a place with the absence of natural environment.

Making a birdhouse at your backyard add certain features and flavors to your entire property. It also gives you great satisfactions, especially when you observe that your feathered friends are enjoying their new homes. However, it does not mean that they will be using it all the time. Thus, there are certain things to consider before making handmade cedar bird houses.

There are several benefits in having birds at your backyard. Most birds that visit your garden are part of the ecosystem as a whole. Thus, having a home for your feathered friends can add great interest and features to your entire backyard and ensure that they will keep on visiting. You can attract them to your garden by building birdhouses and add fresh water. This way, they will visit frequently and bring different benefits to your yard.

Pest control is one of the benefits of having birds in your garden. This is because, every bird eats different kinds of insects. Therefore, they can help you in removing unwanted pests and avoid the need of spraying harmful pesticides. Furthermore, they also love weeds. As you can see, weed seeds are the number one enemy of the gardeners. So, both gardeners and birds can benefits.

It is true that choosing the right house for your feathered friends is a matter of choice. You may choose from a wide selection of different sizes, shapes and decors as well. Actually, a lot of bird lovers purchase a birdhouse at local stores and find out that it never attract the different feathered species. People are tempted to pick a birdhouse according to its decorative appeal.

There are also times that you wrongly pick a birdhouses that lack specifications and features required. Therefore, you should be careful all the time when choosing certain specifications, since it can also create differences in your garden. You have to consider the correct size of the floor size, the entrance size and its height. All of these can make sure that all birds can freely enter in their house without discomfort.

It is vital to think about the cooling and heating of the birdhouse. So, just like human houses, you also have to make their homes with good ventilation, most especially in summer seasons or winter. It is essential to build a birdhouse using wood materials than using the metal ones. Usually, the wood materials can heat up easily during winter.

You also have to consider the drainage system. You always have to ensure that your bird houses has proper drain holes. This is very important to keep the bacteria from multiplying. It is important to assure the safety of your feathered friends. A safe home for them provides a lot of factors, especially in protecting them from the predators.

Placing bird houses along your property provides a lot of benefits to both you and your feathered friends. Although every birdhouse attracts the animals, but selecting the right size and placing them in the right areas also help to attract certain species.




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