A CITY FOR A MIXED BIRD COMMUNITY
Eveline Visser has designed Bird City, a city for a mixed bird
community. 33 Nesting boxes, catering for the housing needs
of 33 different species of birds, to form a breeding ground for
the winged inhabitants of the city. The design requires quite a
delicate touch: the blue tit wants an opening with a 28 millimetre
diameter; the great tit wants 32 millimetres, and the tawny owl
will not enter below 80. While one type of bird wants a squat
and wide little house, another may prefer a tall and narrow one.
Vogelstad offers something for everyone. But will the birds
be pigeonholed? Mount the rack on your wall and see which
squatters you will accommodate.