| Project by John_L | posted 177 days ago | 400 views | 0 times favorited | 16 comments | ![]() |
I thought i would post a few of my birdhouses here for those who don,t go to the sister site.
This 6 ft tall birdhouse is made from 80 year old reclaimed barn wood and it has 76 apartments, 6 balconies and 4 towers.
I haven’t put it up yet but the birds already like sitting in the towers. It will be mounted 8-9 ft in the air on a single post.
-- John in Cranbrook , http://www.extremebirdhouse.com http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2
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16 comments so far
Michal Bulla
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posted 177 days ago
OMG, those are birdhouses ? Looks like real castles. Great Job John_L…
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MsDebbieP
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posted 177 days ago
I don’t think I’ve seen this one yet… the little kitty is so cute up there in the tower.
Love your work! as always
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
GrandmaT
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posted 177 days ago
WOW!!! I became such a “fan” of yours after your first picture postings, a while back, here at GT. Just spectacular bird house John. I so love that you use all that reclaimed wood, makes those houses even more special in my mind …
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b
Xploreorganics
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posted 177 days ago
Holy bird poop!!!! That would make a fantastic chicken coop even :) What a job and what lucky birds you have.
-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20
Catspaw
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posted 177 days ago
And people say cats are dumb.
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John_L
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posted 177 days ago
Thank you everyone for the very nice comments. I always put a kitty cat in the picture just to show the scale of them .Once i move the houses away from my shop the cats don,t go near them.
-- John in Cranbrook , http://www.extremebirdhouse.com http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2
greenthumb
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posted 177 days ago
John…............your crazy!!!!!
Nice, how long did that one take to build.
looks like a 5 star hotel
-- Central northish Ontario
John_L
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posted 177 days ago
Thank you greenthumb , i spent almost 2 weeks building this one . Before i can get started building i have to scrape the wood clean and then pull any old nails before i can start ripping it into logs . I use cheap blades because i always seem to miss a few nails here and there.
-- John in Cranbrook , http://www.extremebirdhouse.com http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2
brandankinfortpierceFL
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posted 177 days ago
That is amazing! Have you had any guests check in yet?
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John_L
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posted 177 days ago
Thank you , i haven,t put this one up yet but the birds love sitting in the towers every morning. Most of my houses are almost full.
-- John in Cranbrook , http://www.extremebirdhouse.com http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2
joey
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posted 177 days ago
thats one cool bird house, my house make door bigger she wants to ply in with the birds….lol
Joey
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John_L
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posted 177 days ago
Thanks Joey
-- John in Cranbrook , http://www.extremebirdhouse.com http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2
ken
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posted 174 days ago
These birdhouses are super. Being a woodworker I appreciate the work you have put into these gems!
-- KJ Stenzel
John_L
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posted 174 days ago
Thank you Ken , i am builing a new batch of them now .
-- John in Cranbrook , http://www.extremebirdhouse.com http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2
Bon
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posted 174 days ago
Your bird houses are just beautiful.It must take a great deal of patience to create such magnificent houses.Your little feathered friends are very lucky indeed.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
John_L
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posted 174 days ago
Thank you Bon , i don,t find them to take very long when i am building them. I used to build real houses and they were much harder to build physically. I always follow the same steps so it does save a fair bit of time.
-- John in Cranbrook , http://www.extremebirdhouse.com http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2