nesting box (for garden birds)

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Thank you to Kdor for the nice design. Now this is a nesting box for garden birds. I designed it in two versions - one to hang in the tree and another to mount on the wall with a screw on the backside. It's my first nesting box, so I read a German text for dimensions and holes at https://www.berlin.de/special/haustiere/4296503-2840263-nistkasten-selber-bauen-lochgroesse-ist-.html - and now it seems usable. The design is printable without support. Choose a good infill, a bit more is better than too little. If you're unsure, use PETG or similar for a weatherproof finish, but PLA should work fine too. Print it with thick layers or in lower quality to give the skin some texture - and don't paint it. Play around with the fuzzy skin option in Cura. Print it in a natural color like brown, dark green, white, gray, or black. Avoid pink, red, yellow, and other bright colors. Place the nesting box at least 2 meters above the ground and not in direct sunlight. Make sure cats and other animals can't reach it - and point the hole east or south-east (in Europe). You can't open it to clean it. If you print one, please give feedback and a picture. My design is available on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/make:608743 - I highly recommend using Fuzzy Skin. **Update:** I've updated the version with a higher hole. Old versions are still available for download. Nistkasten, Vogelhaus, Gartenvögel, Vögel