If left alone for the weekend, would it work?
September 1, 2010 Bird House Feeder
Thought of building a bird house for feral pigeons… or at least some kind of shelter and see if a pair builds a nest on the balcony of the town house I live in.
There’s a few pigeons that live in my neighborhood and I have read about pigeons who have built nests on people’s balconies.
I plan on using a wooden crate used for shipping/holding wine as a ‘nest box’ for a pair of pigeons.
The crates are 100% and don’t have any opening on the sides.
They’re a good size and are a bit deep. I think they’d be big enough. The crate wil be left on the balcony of the townhouse I live in.
I also plan to do this in the spring and set out bird seed and water on the balcony. One thing though…
I’m going to LA in May for 3 days or more so the house will probably be empty. I thought about setting the crate, bird seed & water on the balcony before I leave…
think if the stuff is left alone for that amount of time, would a pair of pigeons come?
no jokes, please…
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Comments (4)
Hummingbirds are fun, entertaining, full of energy and it’s easy to attract hummingbirds.
You could set up the bird house, and you would not have to set food and water out. Pigeons can find food and water easily. Besides, if you set food and water out, you migh end up attracting unwanted critters to the nesting box.
It will work, and its ok if you don’t leave food for the pigions they have there ways of finding there own food so you don’t neeed to worry.
They might. That’s just the kind of nesting situation pigeons look for. It could take them longer than 3 days to discover it too.
I’m the proud companion to 34 pigeons…. They are amazing creatures!
It could work. I think you should wait until you come back from LA. Pigeons, like many birds, will have more than one clutch in the season. This way you can keep your eye on it.