I wish I could say I took this photo but I didn't.
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I found it on someone's blog. It gave me hope. I really wanted to focus on
bluebirds this year and making a gourd birdhouse is an easy "kid friendly" project. Making the traditional wooden bluebird house would have been too expensive and difficult with young children. I was ecstatic when I found out that it can be done!
Last year we made gourd nests for the Carolina Wren and I know where to find the gourds for a good price.
First, we painted the gourds white and drilled a hole in them for the bird to get inside.
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Bluebirds are picky. The holes have to be 1.5 inches wide and at least 4-5 inches from the bottom of the gourd. White is a good color for bluebirds. It keeps the nest cooler.
We dug out the seeds from inside the gourds and drilled small holes in the bottom to let the rain out.
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We have a lot of bluebirds on our farm and hopefully one will use the nest soon. I hung the nests at least 4 feet from the ground on the edge of a tree in a wide open space. Bluebirds like wide open fields. You won't find them flying in the woods. They are heavy feeders and need the open fields to catch bugs.
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