Birdhouses
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Birdhouses Overall birdhouses are
inexpensive and fun to build, especially when you have a passion for
the feathered creatures. Keep in mind that a well-built birdhouse
should be durable, cool, rainproof and readily accessible for
cleaning. Ask for professional advice when it comes to the material
for the birdhouses, the best material is metal, due to the fact that
metals, other than aluminum do not become as extremely hot
when exposed to the sun.
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It is of the utmost importance that the roof be
constructed with sufficient pitch to shed water and should have at
least three inches of overhang to protect the entrance from driving rain.
To accommodate the water that may trickle into the house, a few small holes should be drilled in the floor to allow drainage and to facilitate ventilation in hot weather
(these holes should be planned near the top of the box). It is also
recommended for the house to be constructed with screws for easy disassembly
when it comes to cleaning. To assist the young birds in climbing to the opening of the birdhouse, it is better to have the interior walls roughened or grooved. Make
sure that you place the birdhouses in a location that is inaccessible to
their foe. One can place iron poles as mounts for the birdhouse to protect the birds from cats and squirrels
having easy access. As birds insist on territorial rights, it is better not to place birdhouses too
close together as conflicts may arise in empty birdhouses.
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TODAY'S NEWS:
This column was supposed to be about birds. About how the nice folks at Francis Beidler National Forest in Harleyville are catching them, studying them, marking them and then releasing them back into the wild in the hopes of learning how to better protect them in the future.
CORSICANA – The SPCA of Texas has been awarded custody of the 154 fighting birds rescued under the authority of the Navarro County Sheriff’s Department.
Beach rangers needed to protect wild birds and even your pets from type E botulism.
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So far, so good! Once you have made the new dwelling for
the birds comfortable, the only thing remaining is the cleaning of the interior of the house
consistently.
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