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A kitty nest (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 88 points 1 month ago

To state an obvious flaw, what were you expecting to attract with an opening that large? A bird would need 1/4 the size or less.

[-] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago

Yeah this is a deathtrap for birds. Horrible design.

[-] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago

At this point you're just feeding birds to the cats.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago

Ah, so it's a bird feeder

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Yeah. Even without the cat, it's an open buffet for predator birds.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

A bird large enough to need an opening that size while still tending to roost in trees...Great horned owl? Bald eagle? Turkey vulture? Turkey? Not many of them nest in holes in trees so probably wouldn't know what to do with a box.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Owls was my first thought, they would totall dig that box.

Could be bats, too.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Probably don't do bats so close to the house.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You probably shouldn't do bats at all

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I suppose even if the local bats had low risk of rabies or other disease depending on their species and food sources, the kind of bats that would nest in a structure like that would also infest buildings.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, we have a barred owl living nearby that would absolutely love that box. She looks to be about the size of a large cat.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I never really thought about an owl-sized birdhouse but yeah I guess a lot of them nest in hollows in tree trunks so why not?

[-] [email protected] 75 points 1 month ago

Protected from weather and ambush, high vantage point to survey territory, and it's a BOX! Purrfect.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

And feast might already be there when you move in

[-] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago
[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fun fact, many birds can and will hiss when they feel threatened. Parrots and some larger birds come to mind

[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

"Cobra chicken" aka Canadian Goose

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Also known as parakeety

[-] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago

Why do the work when the food will come to you!?

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago
[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Breakfast in bed, even!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

birds = cat food

😢

[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

It's like grub hub but for cats.

(Watch out birds!)

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Next time search for pictures of bird houses and realize that you don’t use a hanger bay door for the entrance to a bird house.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Pretty sure it's an owl nesting box.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

It fits, so ... it sits

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Cat, uhh, finds a way.

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