We meant well when we constructed bird houses in our yard. We put up one or two, then we thought more would lessen the obvious competition we saw. Four solid posts with houses on two sides would beef up the housing stock and fill the need. Add some branches for perching and we’d have a lot of happy birds.
Wouldn’t you think we’d have done a little research first? Nope. We design first and ask questions later. It turns out swallows, our primary tenants, like us, don’t like high density housing. One family for sure — maybe two — are tenants. Research tells us they prefer their homes to be 35 feet (1066 cm.) apart. Back to the drawing board.
Fussy birds eh. Back to the drawing board.
Ah well, even the best architects get it wrong sometimes Kay 😉 Love the way your feathered tenants let you know the problem. The perching branches are a very nice touch!
Do the swallows fly around with measuring tapes? 🙂
Oops! You meant well!
It seems even birds can be finicky.
What model of Nikon camera do you use?
Ron, I’ve used several Nikons. I started out with a D3100. A couple of years ago I got a D7200. I had some problems with it & wasn’t using it’s many features. I’m now using a D3500 that I picked up just before my Iceland trip. So far so good.
Thanks Always great pictures!