Birds are wonderful visitors to have in our gardens. OK so whilst they can make a mess out of the places where their feeders are, there’s still a huge amount of joy to be had from watching them eat and squabble with each other. Creating a ready-made nesting site or permanent living space for any wild birds that you can attract is even more enjoyable. Nowadays, Birdhouses can be ready-made for this purpose and some of these works of art, which, would you believe, may even feature birdhouse decks.
There are many different types of birdhouses that you can put in your garden. Some are designed to be hung from a tree trunk, others to be mounted on poles, and some birdhouses can even be placed on platforms. There are now even birdhouses that are ready-made with decks around the birdhouse. While a small deck-like perch is safe and acceptable, the larger birdhouse decks can be hazardous to the safety of the birds you are tempting to live there.
Large decks, while they may mimic human house decks and thus look attractive to us can actually draw predators towards the birds. Therefore if your birdhouses have any large sized decks attached, it’s a wise idea to remove them. Instead keep your birdhouse near a large thick branch where the bird can easily land on the tree and then hop up to their home.
There are a number of decorative birdhouses with small deck areas on the market. The Connecticut Retreat is called a single apartment birdhouse. It’s handmade with real wood and a real stone chimney. Other features of this rather exclusive birdhouse are a bay window, rocking chair and flower pots. There’s a small sized birdhouse deck running the length of the exterior. Breathing holes in the structure provide ventilation for nesting birds and the bird house also features drainage holes.
This birdhouse uses only environmentally friendly water-based paints and acrylic latex on the outside of the house. Galvanized screws and nails, all-weather caulking and waterproof glue have also been used to ensure maximum lifetime. The roof of this birdhouse can be removed for cleaning. A mounting plate should you wish to mount your birdhouse on a pole is included. The opening of the birdhouse is 9 3/4" above the floor level of the birdhouse decks
These features have given the birdhouse and the birdhouse decks the ability to withstand harsh winters. Whilst the exterior of the birdhouse decks and house itself will change in appearance due to the weather this change will not affect the birdhouse decks and will only add to the natural charm of the birdhouse.
As was mentioned earlier birdhouses can be simple and functional places where your wild birds can live or they can be magnificent works of art fit only for bird royalty. By making sure these masterpieces have only small birdhouse decks around the birdhouse you can enhance its beauty but most importantly, keep your wild birds safe from the attention of predators.