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I Made 3500 Birdhouses From Scrapwood To Keep Birds In Cities
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I Made 3500 Birdhouses From Scrapwood To Keep Birds In Cities

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Over the last 7 years I have made more than 3500 birdhouses in various projects all over the world. Birds are some of the few animals still living in our cities, and I began this project because I thought that it was important to make sure that they can continue living here.

People always ask me if birds use the houses. My answer is that birds move into the houses if there are birds in the area, so birds will not move into the houses if they are hung on a light pole next to a noisy road. But they will do it in a tree in a park. The project is both about creating a shelter for birds, and also about reminding us that it’s important to leave room for birds in the urban world.

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    Over the last 7 years I have made more than 3500 birdhouses in various projects all over the world

    Birds are some of the few animals still living in our cities

    I began this because I thought that it was important to make sure that they can continue living here

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    It’s about creating a shelter for birds…

    …and also about reminding us that it’s important to leave room for birds in the urban world

    The totem was created as part of a recycle workshop involving the local community

    I made this recycle birdhouse decoration for the nordic counsel during culture night in Copenhagen

    The houses are all made from scrapwood, and painted in colors matching the flags of the nordic countries

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    The birdhouse totem is a part of my ongoing Happy City Birds project and consists of 300 birdhouses put together on a tree

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    This collection was made from broken skateboards in 2012

    All boards were donated by local skateboarders around Copenhagen.

    I also made a house for ducks

    Small holes were made for smaller birds in the towers to befriend the ducks. I also planted a small tree in a hidden pot on the island close to the castle.

    These look like birds

    This was around 600 birdhouses for an installation in a festival

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    After the festival I gave all the birdhouses to people and asked them to hang them up and send me pictures

    The camouflage bird house project is all about creating safe homes for our little friends

    I even made a big birdhouse for myself

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    Thomas Dambo

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    My name is Thomas Dambo and I'm an artist from Denmark who has fun and makes small to massive projects from other peoples "trash". Check out my website to see all of my work.

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    Thomas Dambo

    Thomas Dambo

    Author, Community member

    My name is Thomas Dambo and I'm an artist from Denmark who has fun and makes small to massive projects from other peoples "trash". Check out my website to see all of my work.

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    DariaB
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is cute, but seems suitable only for small birds. Don't you have pigeons in your city? Now I'm curious. But then again... Pigeons overpopulate urban areas, so they tend to be quite unwelcome...

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    DariaB
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is cute, but seems suitable only for small birds. Don't you have pigeons in your city? Now I'm curious. But then again... Pigeons overpopulate urban areas, so they tend to be quite unwelcome...

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