swan head gourds (1 Viewer)

[Gary Polliard]

bought some gourds last fall called swan head gourds due to the shape of the gourd, cleaned it out, drilled 1-3/8 hole and hung it up under a porch roof yesterday. today two carolina wrens are busy filling it with nesting material. should be some good pictures.

 

[Gary Polliard]

carolina wrens

bought some gourds last fall called swan head gourds due to the shape of the gourd, cleaned it out, drilled 1-3/8 hole and hung it up under a porch roof yesterday. today two carolina wrens are busy filling it with nesting material. should be some good pictures.

The wren is bringing food for the nesting female at a constant pace.

 

[Enji]

Never seen a birdhouse like that before... nice idea!

 

[Gary Polliard]

Never seen a birdhouse like that before... nice idea!

gourds have been used as birdhouses for many years but this is the first year that I decided to make one. The carolina wrens have been visiting me since I moved out here in 1984 and I love thier song and inquisitve behavior. Purple martins are another gourd loving bird but you need many since they colonize in numbers. Thanks for the comment.

 

[Gary Polliard]

Here is the young wrens with thier mouths open looking for food. They have since fled and filled my porch with baby carolina wrens for the afternoon.