Hello! I'm back with my second attempt at a pottery/basketry fusion birdhouse - what do you think? After advice from my first attempt, I have added ventilation holes around the top, grooves for grip below the entrance hole (inside and out for the babes) and also left the clay unglazed so it's not slippery. Is there any other feedback you guys have that could make this more suitable for birds? :)
Broken front panel and way too big of hole, side holes added a wire grids to cover and add protection from predators but still have airflow. And yes this birdhouse has a bottom hole too so covered that with wire grid.
Added a new front panel with new cutout hole then added in cork and moss for the front.
Hello! I am new to bird house building and looking for some feedback! :) I'm a potter and I've been really interested in combining ceramic with weaving for a while, and I thought a birdhouse could make a really interesting project! As you can see, I've made the top half out of ceramic, I'm hoping this will deflect any rain and also make it heavier so it doesn't swing around too much. The bottom half has been woven from willow and also some bindweed from the garden! I've added a ceramic flap on the bottom, which is held in place with a willow peg, this will allow the old nest to be removed at the end of each season. I'm going to be making another one tomorrow, any advice on things to change would be greatly appreciated! :)