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unbelievable. I look at these and I look at these and I'm still in awe at the beauty!!

And the cat continues to give approval :)
 

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John,

this is awsome !!! Do birds actually occupy the space?

How much time do you figure it took you to do one of these "chef-d'oeuvre" ?

I'm impress by the patience it takes to do this. Congrats.

pierre
 

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I think this one is my favorite of your big houses. The top part I love the most.

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Thanks Pierre and Diane
The birds move in them as fast as i can put them up.
As soon as i pull the ladder away they,re in there.

This house took about 4 weeks to build and cost about $ 50.00 nails and paint.
 

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Wow John

This is Eeeeem….Aaaaaam….I don't have enough vocabulary to describe the beauty….

On the second pic, some holes are plugged, does it mean that these rooms are reserved…:)

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Thanks Niki
The holes that are not drilled because they already have a hole from another side.
 

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That cat's expression says: "Stay away. This is my restaurant."
 

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ok i have a question. do the birds really use these big birdhouses? or are they just for show?

they look really nice
 

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Hi Pat
The birds do use them.
I have lots of birds nesting in them now.

I have been taking lots of pics with the birds nesting in them to add to my gallerys.
There are some pics on my site with birdies hangin around.
 

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Pretty awesome John, Are they quite heavy? jockmike
 

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Thanks Mike
I still move this one around by myself
It weighs around 200 lbs
 

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I think that is quite possibly bigger than my whole house. The wife says it looks like a bird inn, not a bird house.

Great job, that is really inspiring to me.

-Rob Hix, King George, VA
 

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We just have a couple little houses in our backyard and twice in the past two weeks we've had a "flock" of purple martins visit, check out the houses, and dance around entertaining us. But, I think the hole is too small for them. I hope we can get another house up in time for their next visit, even if it isn't until next year. They were so much fun to watch.
( I think they were purple martins)
 

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Thanks Rob

Debbie i have to build a purple martin house in the new few months .
I will post a few pics when its done.
The style is a little different then what i,m used too. They have change the hole size to half a circle 3" long and 1 1/2" high
 

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Amazing work. Extreme catfeeder!
 

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A marvle of aviary engineering! How do you put these up? Do they all require tree trunks to mount them on? Bravo sir Bravo!
 

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Thank you gizmodyne and Greg
I use a farm tractor to lift them up.
This one will be placed about 9 ft in the air and the post will be about 12" diameter and dug into the ground 48" .
It,s always a bonus to have a half dead tree still standing then it saves on digging to put one in.
 

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These are extraordinary, John. Beautiful work.
 

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Thanks Jeff
I find them great for passing the time and it,s nice to see them fill up quickly.

The birds love them .
 
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