Owlbox and ancient vines in April morning light. #zinfandel #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #ownrooted #ancientvines #oldvines #owlbox #sustainability #sustainablefarming #sustainableviticulture #lodirules #historicvineyard

I've just installed my very first self-made owl box. It is meant for the Little Owl (Athene noctua) and has a special "corridor" to keep predators out.

I just hope an owl will move in before the sparrows colonize the box.

#birds #owl #NestBox #OwlBox

🎵Owl be home for Christmas🎵

Et viola! The eastern screech owl box is finished and installed! Come on, little screechers!

Some notes on installation:

10 to 12 ft off the ground

S to E facing, because they like to warm themselves in the entrance hole in the sunlight

Some space from other trees so they can swoop in

2-3 inches of untreated pine bedding in the box

And the perching roost so they can perch

If I get owls, I will report back!

#owlbox #diy #nestingbox #screechowl #owls #owl

@popsci

Yay!

Set up an owl box a couple of weeks ago; being patient, it may take some time for one to move in
In the interim, woodpeckers and flickers are investigating

#Owls
#OwlBox