Functional Bird Feeders and Decorative Bird Houses
A decorative bird house can be a great ornament in a garden, porch or patio. Even the beautiful bird houses are a perfect and well-suited home for nesting. You can select from a huge variety of designs and colors, to pick a bird house that will fit in beautifully with your garden.
You may obtain a decorative bird house online or from most garden shops. Many online stores specialize in selling only bird houses; their selection is amazing.
There are a few things that are important to look for when shopping for bird houses. It is necessary that the bird house is made of a natural material like wood. It should be free of pests and should not be chemically treated. Also, make sure that any paint used is water-based paint. Great design and architecture sometimes are detrimental to important factors.
Most of these issues will be taken care of if you are going for a fully functional bird house.
The next question is - where will you place the bird house? People blunder by placing a bird house where they prefer, not the birds. Consider the habitat a bird would enjoy instead of placing it for a close view such as porch door, as you may be disappointed when you don’t find any willing visitors. You need to make a decision whether the bird house is for decoration or actual bird to use.
To ensure that birds are attracted to their new home, put the house where they will feel welcomed and non-threatened. Each type of bird has preferences as to its bird house placement. Woodpeckers and owls favor forested areas while bluebirds and swallows will be found in the open areas such as fields. A bird house facing a lake or a stream is very attractive to water birds, such as ducks. Purple martins follow the same rules. A bird house, placed on the edge of a forested area, will attract Titmice, Nuthatches, Kestrels, Flycatchers and Chickadees. A bird house for Finches is a good choice if you want a bird type living in your garden.
Before placing multiple bird houses, think about the territory habits of each bird type. Some birds are territorial and don’t allow other birds inside their territory. Because of this, if bird houses are installed too close to one another, only one may become used. Before placing the bird houses, read up on the usual habitat for each kind of bird.
Don’t forget to include adding some feeders close to your eye catching bird houses. Providing a feeder in close proximity to the bird houses will encourage birds to raise families.