Comments on: bluebird boxes: be a good landlord https://awaytogarden.com/caring-for-bluebird-boxes/ 'horticultural how-to and woo-woo' with margaret roach, head gardener Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:48:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bonetta Smith https://awaytogarden.com/caring-for-bluebird-boxes/comment-page-3/#comment-1404020 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:48:58 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=30562#comment-1404020 we have had boxes up for years — clean them etc. But have recently noticed that the blue birds will lay eggs and hang around then all of a sudden they are building an new nest on top of the eggs already in the box?????? What is happening????

]]> By: Kate Lawless https://awaytogarden.com/caring-for-bluebird-boxes/comment-page-3/#comment-1400923 Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:49:32 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=30562#comment-1400923 Thank you for this! I spotted a pair of blue birds in my side yard this week and as Saturday morning rolled around I got on the web to buy a nesting box. Now I see that I don’t have the proper conditions for boxes and will plant vegetation for blue birds but will be content to be amazed when I happen to see them. They just make my heart swell! 

]]> By: margaret https://awaytogarden.com/caring-for-bluebird-boxes/comment-page-3/#comment-1400765 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:07:21 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=30562#comment-1400765 In reply to Him.

As I think you are suspecting, it seems like it would not be an ideal pairing — fire/smoke and trying to encourage birds to nest and raise young.

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