Green Feathers BBA Handmade Wooden Bird Box User Guide

: June 4, 2024
: green feathers

Green Feathers BBA Handmade Wooden Bird Box User Guide

Thank you for purchasing a Green Feathers

Bird Box. Please read the following instructions before mounting your bird box.

What’s included

2 x Fixing plates
4 x 20mm screws for attaching plates to box

What’s needed

4 x Screws suitable for attaching plates to surface
Drill or electric screwdriver
Pencil
Electrical tape
Cable fasteners

Where to mount your bird box

There are a few things to consider before you mount your bird box. Read our blog for more details: green-feathers.co.uk/blogs/news/
hows-it-hangin-eight-tips-for-placingyour-bird-box-just-right.

Keep it well away from bird feeders

Other visiting birds could disturb the nesting birds.

Place the box up to 3 metres above the ground

Attach your bird box to a tree, shed or garden wall.

Ensure predators cannot get to the box

Make sure common garden predators, such as cats or squirrels, cannot get near the box.

Shelter it from the weather

The box must face away from strong sunlight and winds. To stop rain entering, angle the box vertically or slightly downwards.

Hide open-fronted bird boxes from view

Use foliage to provide cover for the birds.

Mount it away from other bird boxes

Placing boxes too close together can cause conflict.

How to mount your camera into your box

It’s best to mount the camera inside the box and make sure it is working

before installing the box. Our bird boxes are designed to makemn camera installation as easy as possible.

For easy access remove the front panel by unscrewing the screws (Fig. 1). On some camera models with thicker cables you may wish to remove the upper panel on your box.
On the rear of the box, there is a pre-drilled 6mm hole. Most of our cameras include a 5mm machine bolt to secure the bracket to the box. Push this through the hole in the back of the box and screw into the threaded hole on the camera bracket to securely fasten it **(Fig. 2).

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Route trailing cables through the specially designed air vents just below the roof on each side of the box **(Fig. 3).

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Don’t screw the front panel back on until the box is mounted up and you are happy with the angle of the camera.

How to mount your bird box

To mount your bird box you need to use the two fixing plates and accompanying screws.
Depending on your chosen installation site there are a variety of ways to attach the metal plates to your box (Fig. 4).
Attach both metal plates, in your chosen position, to the rear of the bird box using the included screws. To avoid splitting the wood, don’t fit the screws too close to the edge of the box.
Secure the metal brackets flush with the surface using the two remaining screw holes.
Use appropriate fixings (not included) for the type of material you’re mounting the box
against. We recommend using stainless steel screws, rather than nails, that won’t rust.
If you’re fitting your box to a tree it’s really important to check its position every couple of years – as the tree grows it could damage your box. Otherwise you can attach the box over
a branch or around the trunk of a tree using galvanised wire.

How to improve images in your bird box

If your camera shows black and white images during the day it means it’s not getting enough light and has switched to night vision mode.

To illuminate the inside of your box without disturbing the birds you

can install our daylight LED lamp.

The lamp features a light sensor so it automatically switches off at night to ensure the birds get a good night’s sleep. Attach the lamp inside the roof of the box using the included screws and feed the cable out of the side of the box.
Find the LED lamp on our website – search BBLED3.