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Selecting the perfect log |
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The making of our natural log birdhouses begins in our forest.
I’m looking for old, dead standing or fallen trees of just the right stage
of decay and size.
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The search for materials |
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The trees that have had the insect's handy artwork are the most attractive and
desirable. They add their own graphics to the outside of the birdhouses - nature’s
artist at work! .
The chosen logs are removed from the forest and my trusty old chain saw and I
go to work cutting the roof shape. Most of the birdhouses have had the outside
bark removed to reveal the natural wood color and designs under the bark. I do
leave the bark on some for the different look of a real tree, the same as you
would see in the forest.
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I carefully hollow out the logs. The bird entrance is then
added,
usually about 1.0” to 1.25”diameter meets the interest
of the widest selection of nesting birds across the country. |
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Cutting the roof shape |
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Stripping bark |
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Stripping bark |
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Hollowing out the log |
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Drilling the entrance |
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Installing the clean out |
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Once
the entrance is made, the roof pieces and base are added. Included
in the base is a
3” diameter clean out and cap. It is your option to clean out the
birdhouse every year,
but most experts suggest you not clean the birdhouse out, and let the birds
decide what they want to do. Mother Nature has taught them a lot longer
than us! Many birds return to the same birdhouse and with only a few adjustments,
move back in.
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Adding all the details |
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The final
step is adding the decorative wood and moss objects which are
collected from our forest and travels. Once finished, it is
signed and ready for you and the lucky birds that will come
to make it their home.
Locate the birdhouse where you can watch the action. In the
spring, it may just take a few days for your new tenant to move in.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you with photos
if possible.
From our woods to your home. Enjoy!
Val Jackson, Whimsical Woods
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Invite tenants to move in |
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Home Sweet Home |
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