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Mon, Sep 15, 2008 12:04 AM
Yay! Summer is drawing closer here in Oz! What a great day... 27 degrees (that's celcius,around 80F, I thinks) The project was really cheap. The wood was free offcuts from a local supplier and the thatch is scraps from a fence I made a while back. The Moari tikis are fiberglass, so they are perfect for outdoors...I found one at a garage sale several years ago & Liam happened to find an identical one at the local markets, for a buck!, a few weeks back. The post is a nice piece of bamboo from the local hardware, only $5...I grabbed a few more for future projects! Anyway hope you like it...a great little project for those with kids (or those without too!) *ALSO..... I invite you to check my website http://www.SKULLPUSSY.COM and click on the banner on my home page or click here http://www.generalpants.com.au/The-Bubble/Gallery/Online-Competitions.html?EntryId=10 (when there it's one easy click, no filling out details etc) THANKING YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! [ Edited by: TEZ 2008-09-15 00:05 ] [ Edited by: TEZ 2008-09-15 00:06 ] |
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Mon, Sep 15, 2008 5:28 PM
radd stuf tez, youve got my vote! ps. PK Rippers rule! |
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Hakalugi
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Mon, Sep 15, 2008 6:14 PM
It looks great but the perch and ledge (and overhanging beam) are bad form for a safe bird house. Check out these guidelines, specifically the end of part 4. |
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Tiki Trav
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Mon, Sep 15, 2008 6:30 PM
I don't think there is much chance of a racoon attack in Australia unless someone leaves the gate open at the Zoo.... |
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Hakalugi
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Mon, Sep 15, 2008 6:38 PM
The perch concern in the article was predatory birds. Function before form. |
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TEZ
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Thu, Sep 18, 2008 4:53 AM
Hey guys thanks for ya support & feedback. The birdhouse IS more for form than function though, HAKALUGI. I agree with your points, as I do own a manual on building birhouses & it covers all styles, even those for a more ornamental purpose. TIKI TRAV is correct, no racoons here, though my dog has been known to put "bird" on his menu! So with this in mind & the fact it is only a little over a metre off of the ground, I made my son well aware that the birdies probably won't be movin in too soon. As TIKI TRAV pointed out, I do have bushland all around me and a couple of years back placed a proper nesting box way up high in a gum tree for the native birds (no perch,landings or overhangs, just a box with a hole). So we still have the enjoyment of watching them nest, just over the fence! BTW HAKALUGI, checked the link ya gave me & it looked very helpful, cheers.....TEZ. |
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Thu, Sep 18, 2008 11:33 AM
That's very cool! Appropriate that it has a "bird mouth" A-frame beam too :) I wonder if the more timid birds will be scared by the tikis, they do look somewhat owl-like :wink: |
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Fri, Sep 19, 2008 2:34 AM
Cheers TIKI TRES, ALSO TO ALL READING THIS...I NEED YA SUPPORT!!! VOTE 4 MY ART, 1 CLICK NO HASSLES! THANKS 4 YA SUPPORT!!!! [ Edited by: TEZ 2008-09-19 02:41 ] |
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