"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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Dwayne wrote:
What kind of birds do you want to attract? Some wrens like houses
under your house eaves. Some birds want to be out in the open
(blue
birds). All birds don't like the wind blowing into the opening,
or
the sun shining in during the hot part of the day.

I think under the eaves would be fine. I nail or screw mine there
or
onto the side of a tree. They work very well except for the
occasional snake that makes its way up the tree and into the bird
house.

Most importantly, set them where you can observe and enjoy the
birds
without bothering them.

Have fun and Enjoy.


"laura" wrote in message
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I can't find anywhere that tells me how to do this
I have several medium sized trees in a woody area which I think is
the best site - and I have 2 boxes ( not sure what they are but
they
don't have round holes so I suppose they're bat boxes) & I can't
see
how they're fixed

Is it Ok to nail/screw - I'd prefer not to - & if not then how?

I have a shed with eaves which is quite high off the ground - but
is
it an issue under the eaves where things can reach down from the
roof? ( they could get access via next door's oak tree)

As Dwayne says, it's important to avoid a southern aspect. There are
good instructions available from several sources: RSPB on line is
always the place to start.

For bat boxes, I think the Conservation Trust is where I got a good
leaflet; don't know if they're on line, though.

Nails into trees are ok if the trees will never be used for timber:
use 3" minimum (I'd use 4"), drilling the box first to save
splitting. But I would never nail into any of the prunus (plum,
cherry, almond etc) as they're likely to catch diseases through a
wound.

Mike.



Blue tits like their boxes to face North