Hummingbird Houses

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These are 2 more hummingbird houses I made for people in the park who brought me wood this year. The left one is Madrone from Oregon and the right one is Hemlock from Minnesota. They are 2" diameter and about 5" long and finishes with satin lacquer

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

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shipwright commented almost 2 years ago

Those are too cute Jim.
I guess you are in Casa Grande these days?
….must be nice… 🙂

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awsum55 commented almost 2 years ago

Those are very nice Jim, I happened to make about 15 of them for gifts this year. I was just about to post them, you beat me to it. ;-)

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Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago

Wonderful houses Jim, they are on my to do list.

Awsum, you can post yours, remember we like to share or ideas.

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WildBrianWood commented almost 2 years ago

How do you entice the birds to move in? How high should these be, ideally?

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Petey commented almost 2 years ago

Those are very nice. I guess you have specks on the dimensions? ie what the birds need?

Petey

Pottz commented almost 2 years ago

i didn't know they would next in a house like those. the nests ive seen are very intricate made from materials like hair. we had one in our yard one time,it was only about 4' off the ground. maybe i need to make some myself.

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oldrivers commented almost 2 years ago

Those are Dandy little duds looks great, job well done.

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Jim Jakosh commented almost 2 years ago

Thank you all for the nice comments. I made them for the people that gave me the wood and I have some older ones for the craft sale in March.

Hi Paul. Yes, we are in Casa Grande. Better than Michigan with 14-18" of snow.
Hi Petey The body is 2" diameter and 4 1/2" long. It has 1" hole and a 1/4 bored in the side and a 1 1/2 holed bored down the center the tops can be any size.
Hi Pottzy, the guy that showed the turning process on You Tube says that they birds most likely will not used them. They are mostly for decoration. They have to be located 10' to 40' high for them to next in one.

Hey Awsum...I'd like to see yours, too!!

Cheers, Jim

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day