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I made flower boxes for my house years ago. Last year a nest got I as I forgot to pull the flower boxes out for winter. They basically peeled the inside of the box up for a nest. I noticed today another bird next on the other. These boxes aren't hard to build , but a pain to keep birds out.

I need a cat with wings. Any other option other than an insert that will go inside the planter box? Problem is each year one planter box may crack from sun and it may be a different one to replace...
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Cover the tops with chicken wire.
Some time ago I made a bunch of cypress and cedar vertical planters for the local Master Gardeners' fund raiser. They planted small succulents in them, through the wire openings, but your larger plants would probably do nicely that way, as well. I used coated chicken wire to cover the faces.... stapled in place.
One planter with a cedar nook in the center was for a wren to nest in. Wrens, here, love nesting in hanging pots, so I thought one may like this housing option.

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I guess I'll have to pay the $90 a sheet for 3/4×4×8. Guess I can use what's left for the boat.

Hoping the stuff would come down on price, but I don't think it will now...
 

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Ha! No you won't. My vehicles are in the closed garage, but 'cept the 4 wheeler and lawn mower.

My first major was Wildlife Biology, but the only thing available after graduation was working in a fish hatchery for $300 a month, so went into engineering (Basic Design Technology), landing a position at Placid refinery in Port Allen, La. Later, more schooling and applied to med school, but wasn't accepted, but did retire as an orthopedic PA. Wildlife (flora and fauna), caring for animals and conservation has always been a mainstay of my thinking. I have 8 hummingbird feeders out right now. "Yucca Mockingbird", my name for her, nests in the yucca tree every year. Wrens nest in my hanging pots every year. Back yard wildlife (and gardening) can be just as relaxing as beyond.

Always liked the natural world, especially its designs. Lots of my projects' designs are somewhat rustic, old school, olden times homey and their designs are somewhat based on some natural design element(s). I don't care for straight lines in my projects, as seems the case in nature, not too many straight lines, so I try to make my projects' exteriors visibly curvy.

My woodworking mantra: Like a good fetchin woman, the mo curves, the mo betta.

BTW, getting off the subject even more, what's the secret to doing good woodworking? A friend once asked me how do you do that? Is there a secret to it? I told her, yes. She asked me what the secret was. I whispered in her ear, "I whistle while I work."

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Memory has a lot to do with woodworking, atleast professionally. If you continue to screw up, you forgot how hard it was to fix it. Never repeat the same mistake twice...

My first screw up professional was clamping. I had to glue 3/4 boards for a large stair landing in the the early 80's. Too much pressure on one side and it blew up in the air. I learned pressure and alternating.

Reason I get tickled when someone tries to explain to me how to use clamps...
 

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I was going to make wood inserts, but today I’ll take a look at chicken wiring at Menards.. Going to picture frame tye tops. Not sure if the builders grade plywood painted will hold up. Will pick up a piece of 1/2 ply today for the bottoms.. Getting close to flower time..
 
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