Log Cabin Birdhouses
When you look for decorative birdhouses one idea that appeals to a great number of people is a log cabin birdhouse. The very nature of the primitive, frontiersman motif suggested by a log cabin is somehow appropriate for a bird house as well.
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You can find log cabin house in several different wood species and layouts. A couple of them have more than one story, so it is more reminiscent of Colonial times than necessarily a frontier feel to it. They are often fashioned from fir, but recently it has become popular to use bamboo as a wood for birdhouses as bamboo birdhouses offer the advantage of being made from a more sustainable wood source.
In the US, there is a romantic connection to the simpler times of the settlers of our country associated with log cabins. Many of us grew up playing with Lincoln logs and other rustic toys.
The log cabin has a long history. William Henry Harrison and the Whigs used a log cabin for their political party to associate with the common man The most well known of the seven US presidents born in a log cabin was Lincoln, but others like Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan were as well.
Be that as it may, a log cabin bird house is a good home for your smaller birds, and a clever addition to your yard decorations.