That's an interesting approach. Rather than try to cover the unused slits,
they've used a back wall to prevent the birds seeing through them. If that
works then it would make the provision of multiple slits simple. But I'm
surprised there was no roof. I would have thought that would allow the sun to
shine on the observers, making them easy to see from outside. Perhaps that's
not such a problem at that latitude.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brian fleming
> Sent: Monday, 22 March 2010 12:13 PM
> To: Greg & Val Clancy
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Bird Hides - designs
>
> And some birdos, such as school kids, are quite short, and
> some are in wheelchairs, so that they need something quite
> different from the usual fixed bench arrangement. Fixed
> benches are also very tough on scopes on tripods.
>
> Keeping vegetation somewhat pruned in front should be routine
> maintenance. Of course a hide without screened approaches is useless.
>
> A travelling friend showed me pictures of a simple hide in
> France, overlooking a wetland. It consisted of a solid
> back-wall, and a front wall made of many horizontal length of
> branch, so there were many apertures of varying widths at all
> levels. The watchers were adequately screened in front and
> did not show up as silhouettes because of the rear screen.
> No roof I believe. The floor was matted in some way to
> deaden feet noises, or may have been earth. Of course it
> faced away from the sun. The hide at the Spectacles, Point
> Cook Park, faces the sun which makes it hard on eyes and cameras.
>
> Anthea Fleming
>
> Greg & Val Clancy wrote:
> > One consideration when constructing a bird hide is to ensure that
> > there are a number of windows at varying heights and ones that are
> > suitable for scopes. If people can't see well out of a
> hide they will
> > just walk around outside potentially causing disturbance to
> the birds.
> > Remember some birdos are tall.
> >
> >
> > Greg Clancy
> > Ecologist
> > Coutts Crossing
> >
>
> >
> >
> >
> >>
>
> >> > Hi all
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Coliban Water in Bendigo, Central Vic, is contemplating
> erecting a
> >> > publicly accessible bird hide at the Epsom Wastewater
> >> Treatment Plant.
> >> > The agreed "best spot" is at the well known "Crake
> Pond", which is
> >> > right by the roadside. As well as supporting a regular
> >> population of
> >> > Crakes & Rails, this area also has a population of the
> endangered
> >> > Growling Grass Frog.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I have been asked whether there are any good designs
> >> available for a
> >> > bird hide. Obviously we have all visited many and have
> >> ideas of what
> >> > works & what doesn't, but does anyone have access to
> >> drawings of same.
> >> > Do not have to be high quality.
> >>
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