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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.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Don

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posted 474 days ago

Yeh, but what about the mortgage payments?

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

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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

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woodspar

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posted 474 days ago

What? You needed to use the ladder? :-)

-- John

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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.

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

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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!!!)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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.
bluebird

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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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

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woodspar

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posted 472 days ago

Great picture!

-- John

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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)

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