Bird Feeders And Houses
hanging outdoor Bird Houses?
I have a few bird houses to hang outside. How far away should I have Bird Feeders and baths from the houses? Should I put any straw, sticks, or anything in the empty houses to start them off?
In general there are specific houses for specific bird species. What I recommend is find out what kind of bird will use the houses that you purchased, then what you can do is find out by google searching what the parameters are for the houses. Just like there are different houses for different birds they like to be in different places and different heights, i.e. Black Phoebes love to be near moving water like a fountain that is always on or a backyard pond with a pump so the water is in motion, they also nest under a overhang. What I have done is, I bought a platform type nest “box” thought it isn’t a box and I hung it on my house under an eve that was adjacent to my fountain. Because Black Phoebes don’t mind nesting where humans are present you can hang the platform on or near your home. If you need more help e-mail me via my Answers profile and I will be glad to help—Good luck with everything, if you can encourage birds to nest on you property it is a wonderful sight to see.
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