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Like the other dove box posted, I had a pair of doves making a nest somewhere they would not be successful. These guys were trying to nest on top of a ladder on my patio. There was a huge pile of grass, twigs and other nest matrial on the ground.
I put up this nest box last night and removed the ladder. This morning they were happily building a nest in the box.
The pair of doves in the other nest box are working on laying their 3rd set of eggs. They have successfully raised 4 babies this year. Last year they raised 4 sets of babies.
Excuse the photos they were taken through the glass of a door to avoid disturbing the birds.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
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Karson
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posted 474 days ago
Great. project. And the buyers were satisfied, and the possession time was acceptable.
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Don
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posted 474 days ago
Yeh, but what about the mortgage payments?
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WayneC
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posted 474 days ago
It is actually room and board. The bird feeder is about 30 feet away in a tree. They pay us with song every morning.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
woodspar
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posted 474 days ago
What? You needed to use the ladder? :-)
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David
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posted 474 days ago
Wayne -
Too cool! Did you use any of your new redwood or is that fir? Hard to tell from the photo. The doves look very happy. Great story.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 473 days ago
great story; great save; great box!!
(no birds in our dovebox… I guess we have it in the wrong neighbourhood.)
BUT—we did get a couple of bluebirds moving in, in one of Rick’s birdhouses!!!)
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WayneC
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posted 473 days ago
It is redwood fence pickets. I normally keep a few cheap ones on hand from the big box stores to make bird houses, etc. I’m planning to tear into the redwood this coming weekend. I’m going to make 2 adarondack chairs and a bench for my mom with it.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Napaman
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posted 473 days ago
who said woodworkers cant be environmentally thoughtful??? great job!!! now i need to finish my birdhouse!!!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...
WayneC
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posted 473 days ago
Anyone who says woodworkers can’t be environmentally thoughtful should spend a week with Frank.
I have a very bird friendly family. We have 5 pet birds in addition to the ones we “care for” out side of the house.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Karson
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posted 473 days ago
I don’t think that I’ve ever seen redwood fence in the eastern US. IS it true Redwood or is it cedar.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
WayneC
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posted 473 days ago
I live in Caifornia and am guessing that it was more of a sapwood redwood. It was the cheap fence pickets they sell in the big box stores. I do use cedar for bird houses as well.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
MsDebbieP
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posted 472 days ago
speaking of birds …...
A pair of bluebirds moved into one of Rick’s birdhouses on Sunday! We’ve never seen bluebirds on our property before. It was really exciting.
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
WayneC
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posted 472 days ago
Cool. I do not belive we get bluebirds here in California.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
woodspar
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posted 472 days ago
Great picture!
-- John
MsDebbieP
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posted 468 days ago
thanks. We really enjoy watching them.
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)