The size of the hole helps limit unwanted species from accessing the box. Another key design element is a predator guard added on the pole beneath the nest box. The work was completed in three hours.

Nest boxes help many species of birds, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and wood ducks, by providing protection during nesting season.

Many of our birds are cavity nesters, that is, they nest in holes in trees and fence posts. Woodpeckers can use their strong bills to chisel holes to create their own cavities. Many other birds ...

The falcons - one pictured here - can often be seen on the clock tower Wildlife watchers in Bradford are hoping a nesting box that has been added to City Hall will help boost the peregrine falcon ...

Wildlife watchers in Bradford are hoping a nesting box that has been added to City Hall will help boost the peregrine falcon population. The box was installed on the clock tower to help the birds ...

Sean Dooley from Birdlife Australia said it was likely that the proliferation of birds was linked to the drought and an overall increase in rainbow lorikeet numbers in the Adelaide Hills.

Linn County Conservation is preparing for the return of the bluebirds, setting up nest boxes for the upcoming nesting season.

But prizes weren’t always relegated to children. In 1905, Quaker Oats awarded consumers free bowls of fine China in exchange for box tokens. Obviously, Quaker wasn’t stuffing fragile ...

One of the priciest parts of moving is acquiring the boxes you need. Boxes tend to cost between $1.50 and $4 each, and if you need dozens of boxes that gets very pricey very fast. Thankfully ...