Barn Owl Birdhouse

This barn owl birdhouse by Esschert Design Best for Birds is specially designed for barn owls. The barn owl can be recognized by its characteristic heart-shaped, almost white, facial veil and goes hunting for small rodents at night. The barn owl is an owl species that, in addition to wooded areas, also stays in ruins, barns and outbuildings. Because older trees in forests and parks are increasingly disappearing, and thus also its habitat, the barn owl is increasingly looking for gardens with suitable birdhouses. In the Netherlands, the barn owl is described as 'vulnerable' on the Dutch Red List, which means that the number of barn owls is decreasing or is endangered. By hanging this barn owl birdhouse nest box in your garden, you can help this protected animal species to stay in the Netherlands and Belgium. According to various foundations, the placement and maintenance of special birdhouses for the barn owl in combination with mild winters has proven to be very successful in the Netherlands and Belgium. The barn owl birdhouse is made of FSC-certified pine wood and is very durable due to the high quality of this wood. It also has a flight hole that is specially designed for the barn owl. The barn owl birdhouse is easy to mount on a tree. It is also lightweight due to the material and easy to clean. We recommend that you check and clean the nest box after the residence period, for example in September. You can remove all nest remains and place new twigs or wood chips in the nesting area. The breeding season of the barn owl is April/May but can vary, they then lay 4 to 6 eggs and can have a nest twice a year. If you want to hang a birdhouse for the barn owl, there are a number of important points that you should pay attention to: It is important that the place where you hang the birdhouse is sheltered by other trees; Before you hang the birdhouse, put some twigs or wood chips in the birdhouse, because the barn owl does not make a nest itself!; Place the birdhouse with the flight hole in a south-easterly direction, not directly in the bright sun or on the rainy side; Hang the barn owl birdhouse at a height of approximately 4 to 6 meters above the ground and not above a pond/water pool young owls that jump out of the nest box could then possibly drown. User benefits: FSC-certified wood Attracting and retaining the barn owl Easy to attach Maintenance-friendly Technical data: Brand Esschert Design Best for Birds Dimensions 86 cm. length x 37 cm. width x 44 cm. height Material FSC-certified pine wood and zinc roof Color pine wood Fastening material included no The barn owl a pest exterminator? Yes, the barn owl certainly is! The barn owl is crazy about mice and sometimes even bats!. If you are bothered by this type of pest, the barn owl works as a natural pest exterminator in your garden.