Everyone post a picture of your setup!!

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Julio
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Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:37 am
Location: Pembroke Pines, FL

Folks please post a picture of your site and descriptions

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/ ... artin4.jpg
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Here's mine, first from my patio looking out my backyard. My neighbors house and large live oak tree are really farther away than they look. The camera lens makes them seem closer.

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Next, from my alley, looking back towards my house. This is the side my PMs decided to take. Unfortunately I can't see them unless I walk out to the alley. But I guess they like the wide open view here better.

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And this is a closer view, taken from my garage driveway.

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Gus
Carlton
Posts: 1959
Joined: Tue May 17, 2005 6:42 pm
Location: Florida/Deerfield Beach
Martin Colony History: I moved to South Florida, from Delaware, in August of 2015.

I care for a 6 condo Sunset House as well as two Deluxe Gourd Racks, with 24 Chirpynest/Excluder gourds, along a canal in Pompano Beach, Florida.


At Quiet Waters Park, nearby in Deerfield Beach, I care for a Deluxe Gourd Rack with 12 TVG's. I also care for a Deluxe Gourd rack with 12 Excluder gourds with Modified Excluder entrances. I am substituting 6 Chirpynest boxes for 6 of the Conley II entranced gourds in 2026.

At another local park, Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, I care for a Trendsetter 12, 5 gourds rack with 60 Excluder gourds with Modified Excluder Entrances and 1 Deluxe Gourd Rack with 12 Troyer Vertical Gourds with Starling Stoppers over the Conley II's to keep out smaller starlings.

I need a new pic of my Trios. Raining a little AGAIN out there right now. Will post one when I finally have some decent weather.
Julio
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Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:37 am
Location: Pembroke Pines, FL

Wow Gus ,Carl great pictures keep them coming :grin:
Guss P O'Brien

I've decided to start living more like the martins
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Sparky
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Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:04 pm
Location: Texas/Katy

Julio,
Here it is:T-14. 2 Supergourds, 4 Troyer gourds, 4 Troyer with WDC/integrated trap entrancesImage
T-14 is Western Red Cedar, glued and screwed with the screw tops countersunk and covered. Very smooth. The house was painted with PPG automotive epoxy primer (2 part). Thermocell insulation (ceramic beads) were mixed into the paint.
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The house is completely vented to take the hot Texas heat
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The nest trays are cedar as well with the nest bowel cut out and backed by 3/32" ABS sheet.
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I'm a "nestcamaholic" Is 18 hours a day a bad thing? (I have 2 this year, luckily I have 2 eyes!)
Sparky
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Location: Texas/Katy

They must like these nest bowel's because they have thrown out almost all of the pine needles and have just a few leaves in the bowel. :lol:

Oh yeah, and the pole is the optional aluminum with brake winch that is offered for the T-14.

This setup replaced the aluminum housing I had for 7 years.
I'm a "nestcamaholic" Is 18 hours a day a bad thing? (I have 2 this year, luckily I have 2 eyes!)
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Guss P O'Brien wrote:I've decided to start living more like the martins
Guss, that is absolutely hilarious! It looks like an authentic (not Photoshopped) picture too! Although the entry seems to be sort of like an Predator Guard. You climb up that long ladder then hit your head on the bottom of the camper, then you have to crawl out on that joist and somehow get in that door. I guess that's a good idea, it keeps the riff-raff out! :lol:

So how many Martians - no Martins are living there with you? :lol: :lol:

Gus
Guss P O'Brien

If you think the stairs are bad, you aught to see me trying to eat those scrambled eggs off the porch.
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Here's a few of my place. One of them are of the 1st asy male I have seen this year. He is still here and has a girl friend :wink: Hopefully more are on their way. A couple pics are from last year while the housing was pretty busy. The trees are back a little farther than they appear. The fly zones are pretty open to the right is a field and left leads to a big pond across the road toward the golf course. I wouldn't mind adding a natural gourd rack next season. Everything is doubled w/ crescents!
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BumBee
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Joined: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:47 am
Location: Sugar Land, Texas

BumBee's Set Up.........
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my setup,out of my 8 nest pairs last 2 years none have returned as of 4-19,im still waiting and hoping,keeping my eyes to the sky :cry:
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Joe, with the warm weather headed our way this weekend, I think there are going to be alot of happy landlords in South Jersey :grin:
klcretired
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Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2003 3:06 am
Location: Grand Prairie,Tx

Julio P,
Mine has been posted for years on the pmca forum but i probly need to do an updated most recent picture.

http://www.purplemartin.org/forum/viewt ... 0536#70536

http://www.purplemartin.org/forum/viewt ... ctures+wdc
Pictures Taken with Canon Rebel XT Digital using a Sigma 50-500 Long Lens.

Wishing everyone a Great Martin Year
Happy Martining for 2022 to everyone,

K.C.

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Julio
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Location: Pembroke Pines, FL

Wow im jealous :cry: Darn HOA lol great pics guys keep them coming. Maybe we should make this thread a sticky.
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Sparky my setup is very similar to yours. Haha Im at school right now Im not able to get any pics but ill try.
Sparky
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jwertz wrote:Sparky my setup is very similar to yours. Haha Im at school right now Im not able to get any pics but ill try.
Please do. I'd like to see it's twin :lol:
I'm a "nestcamaholic" Is 18 hours a day a bad thing? (I have 2 this year, luckily I have 2 eyes!)
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Better than TV
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Scott D.- La
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Location: Louisiana

Well, Here is half of it, I must have deleted the other half. :)
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