Bird houses
Both Chickadees and Wrens nest either in tree cavities or in birdhouses. Put one up in your yard and we bet you’ll have a feathered twosome moving in, in no time flat! Be sure to hang your birdhouse where you can get a good view of their comings and goings. While we’re sweeping the mud and twigs out of our homes, our winged friends are dragging them inside to build the perfect nest.
Wren/Chickadee/Nuthatch Houses
Bluebirds must often compete with Sparrows for prime tree space and usually the more aggressive Sparrow wins…which is why many Bluebirds end up nesting in birdhouses just like these. Set up a trail of houses in your yard and before you can even hang out the for rent sign, you’ll have a number of growing families ready to move right in. Most Bluebird couples will return to the same birdhouse year after year…so be ready to welcome back your old neighbors again and again.
Bluebird Houses
Woodpecker Houses
Woodpeckers prefer a nest box with a roughened interior and a floor covered with a two-inch layer of wood chips or coarse sawdust. Flickers are especially attracted to nest boxes filled with sawdust, which they "excavate" to suit themselves. For best results, place woodpecker houses high up on a tree trunk exposed to direct sunlight.
Putting up a bat house can be very rewarding. Bats do an excellent job at reducing the amount of insect pests in your yard. Most species of North American bats are insectivores, eating from 3,000 to 7,000 insects nightly. What a great, natural way to control insects!
Bat Houses
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