Songbird Essentials Hanging Grass Roosting Pockets and Houses - Small Hanging Grass Twine House

Perfect, just as pictured and described.I'd like to address some of the other reviews for the benefit of future prospective purchasers as I don't think it fair that this product got such low reviews for the reasons that were sited.1. Yes, it is small. The dimensions are listed as 7"x7"x7". They are not kidding. The roosting pocket is shown with a black capped chickadee (someone help me out if you can tell if it is a Carolina chickadee instead) which is a tiny little bird possibly about 2.5" without counting its tail. They prefer a very small hole to keep out bigger birds and a very tight space to nest in.2. I believe that the purchaser that took the picture with the giant hole most definitely got a defective one and I hope they got that resolved—a valid complaint.3. I am disturbed by the purchasers that left a bad review because they did not get residents, especially if the pocket was purchased after breeding season... hmmmm. Also there are a ton of factors that would effect the residency of a bird home: Where was it hung? Did you put wood chips in it to attract chickadees? Are you putting black oiled sunflower seeds in your feeder? Did you research and buy the right product for your intent?Sorry, I love Amazon, and it always bothers me when products are unjustly criticized.

Great concept.. its really cute but .. the thing is real small, and the opening is real big(not like the one on the product description picture), I dont think its going to work.. returning it..

I have had this birdhouse hanging in a tree in my backyard for just over a month. Within a couple days of hanging, the lower part of the woven material (stick/grass?) started to unravel/come apart.The birds were interested at first, but seem to have lost interest as the material continues to come apart. Picture attached isn’t the best, but does provide a sense of the problem.

So, it got a little chilly a few weeks ago and my husband decided to light the patio heater. A lot of smoke (and chirping from all around) made us realize that there was a nest in it. Our fiches starting buzzing our heads in dismay, and then one daring chap decided to check it out. Knowing the heater was hot, we screamed and waved our arms, but he quickly flew in and out. He then flew to the fence and kept lifting up his little foot and looking at it. So, the good part is the bird wasn't injured bad and the nest was in the building stages with no eggs in it. As the birds keep wanting to build in it, I decided to get them a home. This really is a great little birdhouse. From the picture, I thought the roof was copper, but it is wooden. It has a rustic look that makes it blend into its surroundings. The opening is a good size for house finches and other small birds, and is the perfect size for a small nest. I have had it hanging on a palm tree for two days, and it is getting a lot of attention from 2 different varieties of birds, including the heater building finches.

My female zebra finch just loves this little hut. The other ones that I tried either were too deep or had too small of an opening. This is very well made and the perfect size. The only improvement that I would suggest is to have the metal prongs on the back to hook onto the cage rather than the string to hang or in addition to the string to hang, but other than that, it's perfect. I also want to add that I am very happy with the price when other huts are much higher. I will be ordering more of these in the future.

It is just what I wanted for a hanging bird house looks nice. Update - A bird was sitting on my porch just looking at me and I think it was hurt so put this next to the area. Well the bird lives in the bird house now so i'm really happy that the bird moved in.

We have a trellis with Carolina Jasmine growing up the side of our porch at a right angle. I bought this to see if any of thelarge number of small birds, wrens, chickadees, tits, nut hatches would use it. Only wrens will use a house that is not stable. The others tend to stay away from swaying houses.First thing the twine to hang the basket came off so I suggest you use a heavy test fishing line through the top woven pieces to hang this with. Then I had to clip all of the grass stems sticking out inside the basket before a chick, IF we are so fortunate to entice someone to nest, pokes their eye out.I am going to drill a few screws through the back of the basket to support it more.I will update if anyone moves in. We have over a dozen houses around this 2 acre area. Some at the tree line some on posts but this will be a first trial for a basket in a vine.

We have this on our porch, sheltered from sun and wind. Since last year, we have had roosting every winter. This year we have a carolina wren. Previously we had a chickadee. The weave of grass is nice and tight. But the entrance hole is too low to give it depth for nesting. Unless the bird nests deep inside the roost box, its unlikely there will be nesting.