GRAND DESIGNS — The Forktree Project

One of our aims at the Forktree Project is to create habitat for native animals and birds.

We are fortunate to see a number of Adelaide rosellas, crimson rosellas and galahs on the property already, while wedge-tailed eagles and a pair of yellow-tailed black cockatoos make occasional guest appearances. We hope there will be many more of these and other species once the trees and shrubs grow, but it will be a hundred years or so before any of our saplings are able to provide the hollow branches that some of these species need to build their nests in.

So to give the birds a head start, Tim has turned his hand to making nesting boxes out of fallen hollow logs otherwise destined for a bonfire - many thanks to one of the neighbouring farmers for donating them. The nesting logs will be fitted into the few existing mature trees on the property. We’re pretty pleased with them, and hope the birds are too.

Putting hollow logs to good use to make perfectly camouflaged nesting boxes.