Comments on: birdhouse rooftile by klaas kuiken

By: Johnnybraut

Johnnybraut — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:17:38 +0000

Besides overheating, there is no way to remove old nests which will accumulate parasites and pathogens which will kill the chicks. Not a very bright idea.

By: kurokiti

kurokiti — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:14:12 +0000

But I think this is too hot?

By: oatto

oatto — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:00:02 +0000

cute idea, but houses will strongly overheat roof (i think so)

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:08:03 +0000

super , ou peut-on acheter cela !!

By: Xof

Xof — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:39:20 +0000

For my house in Sweden, I’m more afraid of the snow that can cover and trap the birds inside. Any advise?

By: Denys

Denys — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:10:15 +0000

cute idea, but houses will strongly overheat in summer

By: BBB

BBB — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:33:44 +0000

whenever I see a birdhouse with a stick underneath the hole I think: “ah a designer at work”
Birds don’t need a stick like that. Small tits will be able to hop into the hole without the stick..in fact the crows will like the stick because it is a good standing place for them to pick at the tit’s eggs..so designers please..don’t make that archetypal house like all the other designers (i think they could have told you that at the vogelbescherming too klaas!)
and while we are at it..this type of house is normally hung on trees..and diamat is right..cats will love it too.
one of the reasons why birds find it harder and harder to nest in urban areas is that there are less and less roof-tiles used in modern architecture..leaving less and less cracks for them to nest…so a house with roof-tiles is not really the problem..a house without roof-tiles is the problem..
ok well maybe the roof-tiles nowadays are a bit to perfect and leave very little cracks for sparrows etc..but the roof-tile that solves that problem was invented at least 10 years ago
http://rotterdam.groenlinks.nl/node/72924
it just looked less designy but just functioned.

By: giz

giz — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:25:57 +0000

@Diamat everywhere in the world pigeons make nests under the tiles of the old roofs..and even waterless..

By: tt

tt — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:29:17 +0000

Brilliant!

By: rich

rich — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:10:24 +0000

@Diamat LOL