131. Steve Miller, Smethport, Pennsylvania

The bird house was a gift from my wife's good friend several years ago. It was displayed indoors with flowers in a flower pot as an eye catcher.
Two years ago we decided to see if a feathered pair would give it a try. and set it in our vegetable garden.

Well, this is the second year this tree swallow pair has used this house. The original wooden post rotted this spring just as the swallows arrived and began adding nesting debris. 

I had to remount the house on a bit higher metal post and the swallows were not very happy over my slowness of remodeling. The house is fiberglass and very brittle so I had to be gentle with the remount.

After about two hours I had it back in the garden ready for use. It took several days of waiting as the tree swallow pair were very cautious of wasting their precious time. They went through a lot of house inspecting and waiting just to see if I would snatch it away from them again.

Eventually, they approved of the new arrangement and the results are what you see.

With all of this rain we've been having I have not been able to give the post a proper painting. The swallows certainly don't care. I have not seen any youngsters as yet. The female has not ventured out from the house much at all now.

It is a joy to see them come back again this year. Hopefully, they will return for many more springs to come.

132. Huw Williams, Cumming, Georgia

Attached is a picture of the Storks of Colmar, France high up the roof of a 16th century building.

133. Betty Calhoun, Searcy, Arkansas

My neighbor has been fighting Barn Swallows to try to keep them from building their nest on his front porch.  He was told to put a fake owl where the were trying to build.  He did and this is the result.

134.  Kathy Orwig, Keller, Texas

The doves have found a very unique place to build their nest. This is taken at my husband's place of work. The location is in the back parking lot among the electric boxes for the building.  The ledge is about 4 inches wide. He put a dish of bird seed out for the birds and the mommy bird is sitting in it with the babies next to her.

135. Ryan Porteous, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

My brother and I had just finished our lunch at a Provincial Park when I noticed this recreational vehicle parked nearby. A bird (House Wren) appeared with some small branches and was struggling to place this particular stick into a hole in the rear bumper of this truck camper. I called my brother and we enjoyed a wonderful time watching this determined small bird building its nest. I ended up taking several pics.

136. Patricia Lynch & Stan King, Santa Clara, California

137. Nancy Kelly, Virginia Beach, Virginia

 Mother Robin made a very tidy nest atop this wreath. It is protected from the elements by an upper deck, but visible to prying eyes of our indoor kitties. It didn't take long for the three babies to outgrow it. Between feedings, mom could be caught bathing in the pond around the corner.

138. Lynn Carroll, Bellingham, Washington

We have a shed built at the side of our house.  The purpose of the shed is to store our gardening tools, lawnmower, and bicycles.  The shed is not a traditional "house" or small barn type shed, but was built as an addition to the side of the house, more like a roofed enclosure over fencing.  In other words, there were ways towards the top of the shed that an enterprising young bird could take advantage of.  Last spring my husband was all set to tackle some yard work.  He went out to the shed and returned a few minutes later.  "You're not going to believe this.  A bird has built a nest...on the weed whacker" 
 
Of course none of us believed him but my husband does not make up tales so we all rushed outside, very carefully, to see the nest.  There, sitting on top of the weed whacker was a robin's nest with four bright blue eggs.  Three of those eggs eventually hatched.  In the meantime, we borrowed a neighbor's weed whacker. 
 
I love the idea of this contest!  We have spent the last year telling our friends and neighbor's or our weed whacker bird's nest.  It was definitely one of the more interesting and unusual places they had heard of a bird's nest being built.  Can't wait to hear the other stories I'm sure this contest will generate.  :)

139. Jo Skoglund, Havana, Illinois

140. George Schmitt, Virginia Beach, Virginia

 Here's a picture of a wren that has built its nest in my work shop in an old pot. It's sitting on 4 eggs.

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