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Turn your yard into a welcoming home for beautiful birds.

Want to listen to birds singing in your backyard? Longing to watch a fledgling’s first flight? Curious as to how birds actually build their nests? With Birdhouses: 20 Unique Woodworking Projects for Houses and Feeders, you’ll learn all that and more. From tiny wrens to bluebirds to starlings and woodpeckers, Birdhouses will help you to make a house or feeder (or both!) for any species of bird in your backyard. Fun for the whole family, the projects here are arranged in order from the simplest to the most elaborate, with instructions, plans, and materials. Learn to build birdhouses in a variety of shapes, including, Gothic Mansion, Tudor Cottage, Noah’s Ark and more! Whether you’re a backyard naturalist or a gardener wishing for more wildlife, Birdhouses is the book for you.

About the authors:

Mark Ramuz is the editor of Traditional Woodworker magazine. He specializes in step-by-step projects for the beginning woodworker. Ramuz lives in England.

Frank Delicata is a designer and craftsman who lives in England.