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A kitty nest (lemmy.world)
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[-] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 37 points 3 weeks ago

To state an obvious flaw, what were you expecting to attract with an opening that large? A bird would need 1/4 the size or less.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah this is a deathtrap for birds. Horrible design.

[-] fishos@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

At this point you're just feeding birds to the cats.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 3 weeks ago

Ah, so it's a bird feeder

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah. Even without the cat, it's an open buffet for predator birds.

A bird large enough to need an opening that size while still tending to roost in trees...Great horned owl? Bald eagle? Turkey vulture? Turkey? Not many of them nest in holes in trees so probably wouldn't know what to do with a box.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Owls was my first thought, they would totall dig that box.

Could be bats, too.

Probably don't do bats so close to the house.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I suppose even if the local bats had low risk of rabies or other disease depending on their species and food sources, the kind of bats that would nest in a structure like that would also infest buildings.

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