Raise Young
PLACES TO RAISE YOUNG
Witnessing animal courtship and arrival of new animal families is a most rewarding aspect of your Backyard Wildlife Habitat garden. With ingenuity, you can enhance opportunities for nesting.
Preserve hollow trees for animals such as birds, opossum, and raccoons (secure them for safety). For more details, see SC DNR's article on Snags and Downed Logs.
Your native flower garden provides a natural nursery for caterpillars.
Rock, log, and mulch piles are nesting areas for rabbits, shrews, butterflies, salamanders, and snakes.
NESTING BOXES:
Carolina Wren Nesting Box Plans
Bluebird Nesting Box Specifications
Purple Martin Condo Information and Access to Plans
How to Grow & Make Your Own Gourd Birdhouse for Purple Martins
Bat Box Information and Links to Plans
Chimney Swift Tower Plans & Information
