Birdhouses

[ashling]

[Redlo Nosrep]

1. Fantastic!

I'm an aficionado of unusual birdhouses, and that collection is so colorful! Where is it located?

I like this picture because, if the structures are fully occupied, bet there isn't a mosquito within miles!

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[LaydeeBug]

2. Really? If I weren't so afraid my cat would climb up the tree to kill the birds,

maybe I'd have better mosquito protection. I had no idea.

[Redlo Nosrep]

3. Metal Baffles to the Rescue

You can wrap any birdhouse pole or tree with a metal baffle, either commercial or just cobbled together from scrap metal:



If you put up swallow and/or purple martin houses, I can almost guarantee the residents will take care of your mosquito problem. I remember reading something a few years back about just ONE purple martin community of several birds eating over 2000 mosquitoes a day! We always put up swallow boxes when I was growing up in Oregon and never had any complaints about biting insects in the yard.

[LaydeeBug]

4. I am on the east coast, in the mid atlantic, and am going to try this next spring. nt

[ashling]

6. Make sure the baffle spins

or us a couple of large stainless bowls and invert them to make a ball - tamp down the lip to join them and prevent the critters from getting a grip. cut holes in the bottoms of both bowls and put them on the pole and let them spin on top of a washer.

Make sure the pole is far enough away from trees - out of jumping distance

[Redlo Nosrep]

8. What a Great Idea!

That would thwart even the wiliest coon, squirrel, or cat.

[ashling]

7. Germany, I think

made with recycled materials

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Love.