Figs. 56-58.—A Thatched Barrel.
Figs. 56, 57, and 58 explain the structure of
A Barrel for a Martin-House
which, when neatly made and thatched with straw, is decidedly ornamental, and will be duly appreciated by your bird friends.
If we can keep the English sparrows away, the bluebirds will nest in any sort of a sheltered hole.
Earthenware flower-pots, as shown in Fig. 59, may be used for bird-houses if you enlarge the holes in their bottoms to serve as doorways, and enclose the upper part between two boards (Figs. 60 and 61) which have previously had places cut out to receive the pots. If any of your shade or fruit-trees have
Figs. 59-63.—From Earthenware Pots.