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Mrs. Fix-It
The other day when I was sweeping out the garage and rearranging the snow shovels and cleaning off the shelves to make room for the gloves and hats we are not finished with yet, I ran across an old wooden bird house that I had put there for repairs. It is a wren house to be exact.
I proceded to the basement where I cleaned it out and off with some warm water and a few drops of clorox for disinfecting, and from there to my husband’s workbench. I found the proper hammer and nails to secure it all back together and took it out in the bright sunshine to dry thoroughly.
It is now safely back in the house awaiting a day in the very near future when I will hang the little wooden bird house outside. Here’s hoping that Mrs. Wren will find it as attractive as I do and will make it a cozy place to raise the little wrens this spring and summer.
The Comforts Of Home
Birds need places to get out of the wind and snow to stay warm. Shrubby growth and evergreens like junipers and pines are great at providing this cover. It can be enhanced by leaving your nest boxes up over the winter. Whether they are decorative bird houses or wooden bird houses like wren or bluebird houses, they house slumber parties with the birds huddling together to stay warm.
Be sure to position your bird feeders and baths close to the shelter you have provided for them, and you will have birds all winter long.