NESTING BOXES

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NESTING BOXES

Post by greg » Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:02 pm

Here's some of our nest boxes. Last year, I renovated some of the boxes I'd bought in previous years. I picked a distinctive colour scheme for them. My wife says the birds will be terrified ! ( we'll find out this year) :)

There's also the Caravan box (complete with wheels and tow bar), which I made for any birds who want a holiday away from home, in our garden :D

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Post by Jacksparrow » Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:16 pm

The most likely takers for those type of boxes are Blue Tits and they are not fussy about the colour scheme. Further more their suitability test seems to have a pretty low pass threshold so you should be OK. :)

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Post by Placido » Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:01 pm

Obviously painted by a Blues supporter .......
Love the '50s caravan :P

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Post by nuthatch » Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:14 pm

They look quite nautical :D the caravan is brilliant, greg - I hope they won't tow it away - did you make it with a tin?

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Post by greg » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:28 am

nuthatch wrote:They look quite nautical :D the caravan is brilliant, greg - I hope they won't tow it away - did you make it with a tin?
The roof is tin - the rest of it is plywood.

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Post by nuthatch » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:02 pm

:clap:

Is that a towel they've got hanging from the bathroom window? :duck:

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Post by greg » Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:13 pm

nuthatch wrote::clap:

Is that a towel they've got hanging from the bathroom window? :duck:
The square one's the window. The white 'towel' is the door with a round hole for the birds.

I'm sure the Blue Tits were pairing up today, has anyone noticed any ?

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Post by greg » Mon Jan 05, 2015 1:58 pm

Here's a close up :) :photo:

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Post by nuthatch » Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:22 pm

Omg it's fabulous :bird2: it's even shaped like an egg :flying:

I haven't noticed any bluetits pairing up yet.

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Post by Placido » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:02 pm

Love that, Greg. Very clever.
Now if you want a top-notch, red-hot marketing company ....... :wave2:

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