Heritage Stone
Birdhouses
by Heritage Stone Art
It's not just
a birdhouse but boy, is it ever a birdhouse!
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Heritage
Stone Art creates thematic, functional works of art incorporating
mixed aspects of nature to draw you back to nature.
Stone, wood, colour, texture, shape and even the wildlife they attract
are aspects that will rekindle past feelings and emotions from places
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Each Heritage
Stone Birdhouse is made with tough, durable materials to withstand
the harsh Canadian elements and attract a range of beautiful songbirds
year after year:
- All dimensions
are the most desirable to the nesting requirements of a variety
of songbirds.
- Ventilation
below the roof edge.
- Drainage
in the bottom plate.
- Easy, no
tool cleanout by removing the bottom plate (cleanout after the
nesting season in late summer or fall).
- A special
mixture of stones that have been cleaned and etched to increase
bond strength and the intensity of the natural colour and texture
of the minerals within them. The stones are an attraction to the
birds but also provide a unique decorative appeal, insulation
from extreme head and cold, stability from driving winds if hung
and the entrance hole cannot be chewed larger by predators.
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Songbirds will be looking for all of these features long before the
spring nesting season begins. You can locate the house at anytime
but especially by March for the coming season. It is best to fact
the entrance hole away from the prevailing wind. Mount on a post or
hanging 5-15 feet off the ground in an area that will provide sun
for 50% of the day and not near a feeding station but near trees and
shrubby structure. By adding some wood shaving in the bottom and hanging
nearby some good nesting material, suchas 4" yarn pieces, small
twigs or strips of paper you will be assisting the birds as well as
attracting them to nesting in your birdhouse. |
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To see
our artwork and mounting ideas please visit our website:
www.genquest.ca/stoneart/
Email our questions to
heritagestoneart@genquest.ca
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