Bird houses

Setting up an attractive backyard for birds to enjoy takes time and an understanding of what they need.

Winter is coming, frost and snow are a challenge to the birds that remain in the city. We can help them with some little expedient! " I was wondering where the ducks go when the Central Park lagoon got all icy and frozen?" This is what the hero of The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger, wonders about.

Mushroom bird houses at Stuttgart Christmas market, Germany

Here's how to make a DIY license plate birdhouse. Repurpose while providing your feathered friends some extraordinary home.

Find ideas and inspirations for painting birdhouses with simple patterns and designs. Painted birdhouses with acrylic paints are so fun.

Forget letting birds nest in cute but unsafe birdhouses! If you really want to help wild birds, provide proper nesting boxes made for specific species and do what you can to prevent birds from using other hazardous nesting locations.

Wondering why no one has moved into that quirky birdhouse you bought at a craft fair last spring? Here are the top mistakes people make when building or

If you think these ten birdhouses look a little rough around the edges you should remember that the bird doesn't care what they look like!

When building a birdhouse or nestbox, the hole size (entrance) is one of the most important decisions you will need to make. Do you know that the diameter of the hole determines which birds will fit into the house and which birds will leave it alone? If the entrance hole is too large you might find less desirable birds are…