Birdhouses: Our feathered friends may need help when it comes to nesting

Decorative birdhouses look cute in your garden, but if you really want birds to settle in, you may have to customize them.
Being a good landlord for our feathered friends means learning what kind of houses they need.
Many birds once nested in the hollows of dead trees, but those spots are becoming harder to find as land is cleared to make way for new construction, so, more and more, birds depend on us for a nesting spot.
Read the full article by Louisiana Master Naturalist Colette Dean in the Advocate...

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