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COPPER TOP GAZEBO (20X20X18) THIS HEXAGOANAL FEEDER IS A FAVORITE IN ANY TYPE GARDEN .THE HAND TOOLED COPPER ROOF WITH INDIVIDUAL RIDGE FLASHING AND CAP, MAKES IT A PIECE TO BE TREASURED FOR YEARS-HAND CARVED RAILS AND POST LEND ADDITION CHARACTER TO THIS ALWAY POPULAR DESIGN.

$574.OO NEW

$450.OO AGED SAMPLE

S 5TH CENTURY ZEN TEMPLE (30X26X19) THE ZEN TEMPLE FEEDER RE-CREATES THE MYSTIQUE OF FAR EASTERN ARCHITECTURE. THE SPEICAL CHARACTER OF THIS BUILDING IS ACCENTED BY THE SUBTLE CURVES OF ITS HIP AND GABLE ROOF. THIS TEMPLE FEEDER OF WESTREN RED CEDAR WITH COPPER TRIM DOES WELL MOUNTED ON A POST IN AN OPEN AREA OF THE GARDEN.

FEEDER AND POST $525.00

COPPER TOP LANTERN (16X16X16) SIMILIAR TO THE CHINESE LANTERN, THEIS FEEDR IS MADE EXCEPTION WITH ITS HAND-TOOLED COPPER ROOF. IT INCLUDES A CUSTOM MADE CEDAR POST. SET OUT IN THE YARD , THIS FEEDER WILL BE USED BY A WIDE VARIETY OF BIRDS.

$245.OO

WESTERN GAZEBO FEEDER THE MOST STRIKIG FEATURE OF THE WESTERN GAZEBO FEEDR IS A BEAUTIFUL SHAKE ROOF. ACCENTED WITH A COPPER CAP AND DELICATELY HAND-CARVED RAILS, THIS SIX-SIDED FEEDER HAS THE LOOK OF A SMALL SUMMERHOUSE. THE BOTTOM TRAY, WITH COPPER CLEAN-OUT , CAN BE DIVIDED FOR OFFERING TWO TYPES OF SEED. MOUNTED ON A POST, THIS FEEDER IS A CLASSIC STATEMENT IN ANY GARDEN. $575.00

GOTHIC BIRDFEEDER TAKEN FROM THE POPULAR CATHEDRAL STYLE IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE, THE GOTHIC FEEDER CREATES SIMPLE ELEGACE WITH FOUR PINTED ARCHES. THIS STRUCTURE IS ACCENTED WITH COPPER VALLEY AND A CUPOLA THA NATURALLY BLENDS WITH THE RED CEDAR. THIS WIDE OPEN FEEDING STATION, MOUNTED ON A POST, ENCOURAGES PERCHING BIRDS AS WELL AS GROUND FEEDERS. $545.00

WOOD DUCK- HANDCRAFTED USING ONE -INCHBOARDS OF WESTERN RED CEDAR. IT COTAINS A BUILT IN LADDER AND EAZY INSPECTION/CLEANOUT. A UNIQUE COPPER PYRAMID ROOF DISCOURAGES PREDATOR BIRDS FORM PERCHING, AS WELL AS ADDING A DISTINCT EY-PLEASING APPEAL. MOUNT OVR WATER OF SOFT GRASSES TO INSURE A SOFT LANDING FOR THE WOODIES. NEW BOX AGED BOX $185

WREN HOUSE THE LOVELY WREN HOUSE MOUNTED SOLID OR HANGIN (IN A PRIVATE SPOT) COULD ATTRACT THIS FANTASTIC SINGER. DELICATE HAND-CRVED TRIM ALONG WITH A SHAKE ROOF COMBINE TO MAKE THIS HOUSE A SMALL TREASURE. A WOOOD-DOWELLED BOTTOM CLEAN-OUT PROVIDES A SOMPLE WAY TO REMOVE THE PAST SEASON'S NESTING MATERIAL.

CHICKADEE HOUSE GRACEFULL, HAND-CARVED CURVES ACCENTUATE EACH SIDE OF THE BOX MADE FOR THIS GREGARIOUS LITTLE BIRD. WITHA FRONT CLEAN-OUT, IT IS EASY TO REMOVE OLD NESTING MATERIAL. ADD TWO OR THREE INCHES OF CLEAN FILL(SUCH AS NON-CHEMICAL ADDITIVE DRYER LINT OR MOSS) TO ASSIST IN THE CURRENT SEASONS'S NEST BUILDING . REMOVE THE PERCH IF SPARROWS OR JAYS ARE AROUND.

FLICKER NESTING BOX (SQUIRREL HOUSE) BECAUSE OF ITS LOUD CALL AND ACTIVE BEHAVIOR, THE FLICKER IS A CONSPICUOUS BIRD. THSI HOUSE DESIGNE WITH LOTS OF HAND CARVING AND DETAILED TRIM, I MADE TO ATTRACT THE STRIKING BIRD. BUILT WITH A SIDE CLEAN-OUT AND A HEAVY SHAKE ROOF, THIS BOX SUPPLIES AND IDEAL PLACE FOR NESTING . THE EXTERIOR PERCH IS OPTIONAL. MANY OF MY CUSTOMERS OR THIS BOX FOR THIR SQUIRREL FAMILIES. I PUT IN A SCREEN BOTTOM AND A LARGER CLEANOUT FOR THEM.

HAIRY AND DOWNY WOODPECKERS A UNIQUE SIX SIDE BOX, THIS CEDDAR HOUSE CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE TREE CAVITY NEST HOLE THAT WOODPECKERS USE. STUFF THE BOX WITH SAWDUST(WHICH ALSO KEEPS OUT THE OTHER BIRDS) AND WATCH THE EXCAVATION BEGIN. AS WITH MANY OF MY OTHR HOUSES, A SIDE CLEANOUT AND SAHKE ROOF COMPLETE THIS ATTRACTIVE NESTING BOX. HAIRY $65 DOWNY &75

SCREECH OWLS USE CAVITIES FOR NESTING AND ROOSTING DURING THE DAY. THIS SKILLFULLY CARVED , THICK CEDAR HOUSE CREATES A NATURAL TREEE CAVITY FOR TIS FAVORITE LITTLE OWL. KESTRELS MAY ALSO FIND THIS BOX SUITABLE TO THEIRE NEEDS. FOR DISPOSAL OF FOOD ITEM OR REGURATITATED PELLETS, A SIDE CLEANOUT IS PROVITED. NEW AGED

VIOLET GREEN SWALLOWS GATHER FOOD IN FLIGHT, SWALLOWS WONT USE YOUR FEEDER, BUT THEY SHOULD USE THIS HOUSE. THE ROUGH-CUT CEDAR DUPLICATES THE NATURAL ENVIORMENT FOR THESE TARADITONSLLY TREE-HOLE NESTING BIRDS. A SLOTTED HOLE HEOPS KEEP OUT THE SPARROWS AND A SIDE CLEAN OUT GIVE EASY ACCESS FOR REMOVAL OF OLD NESING MATERIAL. MOUNT THIS HOUSE UP HIGH UNDER THE EVES OR IN AN OPEN FIELD LIKE SETTING.

WWHILE THE BLUEBIRD WAS ONCE A COMMON BIRD, SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY THEIR POPULATIONS HAVE GREATLY DECLINED. IN SETTIN UP AND MONITORING BLUEBIRD NESING BOXES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BIRDERS CAN MAKE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE CONSERVATION OF THIS BEAUTIFUL BIRD. THE BLUEBIRD TRAIL BOX HAS A SIDE INSPECTION FOR CHECKING ON THE LIFE CYCLE. THE DOUBLE-THICK ENTRY HELPS TO KEEEP OUT PREDATORS. $85.00

BARN OWL THIS SLENDER OWL HAS AN UNMISTAKABLE HEART-SHAPED FACE. THE BOX FOR THIS NIQUE BIRD IS OF A SENSIBLE DESIGN FROM HEAVY CEDAR WITH A SHAKE ROOF. MOUNT UP HIG ON THE SIDE OF A BARN OR INSIDE A BARN. THIS BOX CAN ALSO BE MOUNTED HIGH IN A TREE. IT HAS A DOUBLE ENTRANCE AND A COPPER SLIDE FOR EAZY CLEANING. $395.00

BATS ARE OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD BECAUSE THY ARE ACTIVE ONLY AT NIGHT, BATS ARE VERY BENEFICIAL, CONSUMING THOUSANDS OF INSECTS IN A SING LE NIGHT. THIS BAT HOUSE, WITH A SHAKE ROOF (ALSO COMES WITH A HAND WORKED COPPER ROOF) IS AN APPEALING WAY TO OFFE A ROOSTING/NESTING CAVITY FOR THIS HELPFUL MAMMAL. MADE FROM ROUGH CUT CEDAR, IT ALLOWS THE BATS TO CRAWL UP INSIDE THE BOX. A BABY REST IS ALSO INCLUDED..THIS HOUSE SHOULD BE PLACED IN FULL SUN FOR BEST RESULTS. AND MOUNTED ABOUT 9 FEET OFF THE GROUND. $575

BUTTERFLY HOUSE AUNIQUE ADDITION TO ANY PERENNIAL GARDEN IS TH BUTTERFLY HIBERNATION BOX. PLACED IN A SHADY SPOT, NEAR BUSHES THAT APPEAL TO BUTTERFLIES,THIS BOX MAY BE USED BY ONE OF EIGHT SPECIES THAT STARY DURING THE WINTER. IN ADDDITIONS, BUTTERFLIES THAT MIGRATE MAY USE THIS CEDAR BOX AS A REFUGE FOR THE WIND. $175.00