- Environmentally harmonious colors can be anything from white, if you live in a place where it snows all winter long, to very dark brown. In forests and prairies, it could be tan or green. A bird does not want to live in a house that causes it to become the center of attention for its predators.Leaving the birdhouse unpainted is attractive to birds and is environmentally harmonious, but the weather eventually takes a toll on unprotected wood.
- The most telling clue regarding what color to paint a birdhouse is the colors of the environment in which the birds live and nest. Different birds have different nests in the wild, so before deciding on a color, look into the habits of the bird you're trying to attract. Some like their houses well-hidden so predators can't find them. If the birdhouse is going to be in your back yard, look at the things that are in your backyard and find a birdhouse color that blends into the surroundings.
- Birds can find a birdhouse that is camouflaged in its surroundings and may choose it because their predators cannot see it very easily from the ground or in flight. With a little imagination, you could paint your birdhouse the same color as the leaves on the tree where you place it or make it look like the extension of a pole where you've placed it. In a tree that has a multitude of small limbs in the winter, painting like-colored limbs on the birdhouse is a good way to make it less obvious to predators.
- People sometimes build birdhouses as an extension of their patio décor, maybe putting it alongside things that are already hanging above a veranda. Embellishing the birdhouse with art by painting a vine or flowers on it may make it fit with your décor enough that birds may consider it hidden in plain sight. If you are going to embellish a house with art, be sure that the art reflects the environment.
Environmentally Harmonious Colors
Neutral Colors
Camouflage
Artistic Embellishments
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