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If you plan on watering and feeding your feathered guests, you might as well provide them with a roof on top of their heads. Bird houses are one of the elegant touches that you can add to your garden. They are also good magnets for wild birds which had been flying around for some time. Who knows which couple may decide to reside in the stylish abode you offer?

However, while shopping for a bird house, make sure to keep these rules in mind:

• Avoid getting bird houses with outside perches. Perches offer larger birds and other predators the chance to feast on the birds, eggs or babies inside the bird house.

• Make sure that the walls are thick or else the house will fall apart.

• Check whether the wood had been treated with chemicals. If you’re buying a wooden bird house, choose natural timber such as Pine, Cedar or Fir.

• Select a bird house that comes with small holes for drainage and ventilation.

• Remember that birds won’t clean after themselves. So, choose a bird house that you can easily clean.

• Ensure that the floor of the bird house is below the entry hole. This allows the birds to come in and go out easily.