Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Not Big Enough?

While walking by this little wooden birdhouse in the garden the other day I couldn't help but notice that it was looking a bit tattered. Upon close inspection it actually looks like something has been gnawing away at it around the opening. The only birds that use this house that I have noticed are little house wrens, but maybe a much bigger bird is considering moving in!
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2010 at 5:11 AM

    Dear Sheila, I thought your bird box looked most appealing - very 'shabby chic', as we English say.

    It will be fascinating to see if it will in fact be taken over by a larger bird. If so, then what happens to the wrens, I wonder?

    Thank you so much for becoming a 'Follower'. It is very encouraging and greatly appreciated.

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  2. Sylvia (England)February 4, 2010 at 5:40 AM

    I had another thought, not a nice one. We have woodpeckers that will do that to try to get at baby chicks. Metal 'holes' are screwed on to protect them. I hope this is not what happened here.

    Best wishes Sylvia (England)

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  3. Stone Art's BlogFebruary 4, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    My guess is that your ether feeding the birds too much turning them into fattys or you got a couple of 'bad eggs' doing a bit of vandalism. Ever notice hoe some birds just look mischifus? ;)

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  4. JanFebruary 4, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    I don't know if you have squirrels, but I have a wooden birdhouse attached to the side of a tree. Wrens and tufted titmice used to use it...until squirrels started gnawing the wood. Over a period of a couple of years, it developed a huge opening-to the point where now a squirrel can go in through the front and just sit there.They have their own little house now! I attached covers to our other ones, but left the old one up--because the squirrels are a fact of my daily life. Might as well let them use it;-)

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  5. Catherine@AGardenerinProgressFebruary 5, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    It does look like someone is doing some remodeling there :)

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