Way back when, the first birdhouses were made
. There are a few tales about how they got started, but here is one. It was said that native american tribes would hang up gourds. Purple Martins supposedley kept away turkey vultures. Turkey vultures would eat the meat and food of the native americans. So it all made perfect sense, hang the gourds for the purple martin, and the turkey vultures would stop coming around eating the food. Soon people began to elaborate on the designs and shapes of the gourds, changing them to squares, adding more holes, and painting them. And we get what it is that we have today. All sorts of various types of birdhouses.
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| purple martin |
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| Example of a gourd birdhouse |
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