Bird-Friendly Nest Boxes and Feeders offers 12 simple and classic
designs for building traditional birdhouses and feeders, plus valuable
insights on creating the perfect backyard bird environment. More than
just a set of plans, it covers how to attract the right kinds of birds
and ensure that they will keep coming back. This book includes complete
plans for making basic, practical bird-welcoming structures, accompanied
by patterns, illustrations and full color photographs. Each project is
perfect for individuals striving to create the most natural bird
environment possible. Woodworkers from beginner to expert will find
projects appropriate for their skill level. This book provides pages of
valuable information for keeping feathered visitors happy. From
understanding the proper dimensions for a birdhouse, to choosing the
right seed for attracting desired species, to learning how to keep
squirrels away, the tips and tricks found here will help guide bird
lovers to create a backyard oasis. Readers will get valuable
instructions on mounting techniques, types of paint to use, and cleaning
tips, plus environmental insights and interesting avian trivia. This
book stands out from ordinary birdhouse titles with technical detail on
subjects like cavity size, proper hole size, and the ideal distance from
hole to cavity floor. The twelve plans in this book ordinarily sell for
$12.99 each online, a $150 value. Each birdhouse project has been
shop-tested by the author's customers, and has proven habitable by the
many birds around his Minnesota home.
