{"product_id":"hennings-robin-ready-nesting-shelf","title":"Henning's Robin-Ready Nesting Shelf","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.prod-wrapper { font-family: 'Poppins', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif !important; max-width: 820px !important; margin: 0 auto !important; color: #2c2c2c !important; line-height: 1.65 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 0 4px !important; }\n.prod-wrapper * { box-sizing: border-box !important; }\n.prod-wrapper p { margin: 0 0 14px 0 !important; font-size: 16px !important; }\n.prod-hero { background: #2d3b2f !important; padding: 34px 28px !important; border-radius: 10px !important; text-align: center !important; margin: 0 0 26px 0 !important; }\n.prod-hero .prod-hero-icon { font-size: 34px !important; line-height: 1 !important; display: block !important; margin: 0 0 12px 0 !important; }\n.prod-hero h2 { font-size: 26px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; margin: 0 0 10px 0 !important; 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}\n.prod-specs td:first-child { width: 44% !important; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-hero-icon\" style=\"color: #ffffff !important;\"\u003e🐦\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #ffffff !important;\"\u003eBuilt by a Kentucky bridge inspector who watched the birds lose their ledges\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #d6e0d5 !important;\"\u003eHenning Ostrander, 68, checked more than 1,100 bridges in 34 years. Since 2009 he has built over 2,000 nesting shelves in his garage outside Munfordville, Kentucky. Shoulder surgery in January ends it. These are his last 86.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Two phoebes nested on the same beam under the Lick Creek bridge for 11 springs. When the new bridge went in, they flew under it for days looking for that beam. There was nothing to land on. That same week I built my first shelf.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-story-by\"\u003eHenning Ostrander · Munfordville, Kentucky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🏠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cedar shelf\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFully assembled, ready to hang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🌾\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNesting starter\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJute, straw and cotton for the first bird\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🔩\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMounting screw\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne screw is all it takes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🪛\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly a screwdriver needed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhy these four birds take it on the first try\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🌉\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bridge-Beam Ledge\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn open front and a flat floor, like the old bridge beams. No hole, no door. The sitting bird can see out, so she feels safe enough to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e☔\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Forward Roof\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe roof sticks out past the front. Rain runs off in front of the nest instead of into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🥚\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Two-Rail Cradle\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo low rails hold the nest in place. Dove eggs don’t roll out, and wind can’t push the nest off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🪛\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe One-Screw Hang\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne hole in the back wall, one screw. Under an eave, a porch roof, a carport or a shed. Up in five minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e💧\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrip Gaps\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall gaps between the boards let rain drain away, so the nest never sits in water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🌳\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlain Cedar Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo paint, no stain, no chemicals where the eggs lie. Just bare wood, the way the birds like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14.5px !important; color: #6b6257 !important; margin-top: 14px !important;\"\u003eMade for the birds that never use a birdhouse with a hole: American robins, Eastern phoebes, barn swallows and mourning doves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #eef3ec !important;\"\u003e“Every spring I get calls about robin and dove nests on porch lights and wreaths. These birds are open nesters. A closed birdhouse does nothing for them. A covered shelf hung under an eave, a few feet from where they tried to build, is one of the few things that really works. Henning builds exactly that.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-expert-by\" style=\"color: #b9c8b8 !important;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #ffffff !important;\"\u003eLinda Haskell\u003c\/b\u003e · Wildlife rehabilitator · Bowling Green, Kentucky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e💡 Next to the porch light\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏡 Under porch roofs and eaves\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🚗 Carports and garages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🐄 Barns and sheds\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🪟 A view from the kitchen window\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e👧 Watching chicks with the grandkids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎁 Gift for bird lovers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🤍 In memory of someone who loved birds\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhy Henning’s shelves work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne simple design since 2009.\u003c\/b\u003e Built the same way for 16 years, because the birds keep using it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTested by the birds first.\u003c\/b\u003e More than 2,000 shelves on porches, barns and fire stations around Hart County.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReal cedar.\u003c\/b\u003e Naturally weather-tough wood that turns a soft silver-grey outside over time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNothing to fiddle with.\u003c\/b\u003e No doors, no latches, no hole to measure. Hang it and step back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReady the same day.\u003c\/b\u003e Fully assembled, with a screw and a starter bundle of nesting material.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🛡️\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e30-day return guarantee\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHang it, give it a week, and if it isn’t right for your home, one email to info@cedarandtinco.com is enough. No forms, no hassle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenning’s one request.\u003c\/b\u003e Hang it at least 6 feet high, under a roof or eave, out of the hot afternoon sun. If a robin is already trying your porch light, put the shelf two or three feet away from it. Hang it before March, when the birds start looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 assembled open-front nesting shelf, 1 mounting screw, 1 bag of nesting starter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCedar, natural unfinished wood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFront\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen, no entrance hole — two low rails across the bottom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 13 in wide × 11 in tall × 6½ in deep (33 × 28 × 16 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo-board peaked roof, overhangs the front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne hole in the back wall, screw included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBest for\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmerican robins, Eastern phoebes, barn swallows, mourning doves\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhere to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAt least 6 ft high, under an eave, porch roof, carport or barn overhang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrush out the old nest once a year in late winter. No paint inside.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHenning Ostrander, Munfordville, Kentucky — final batch, 86 remaining\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Handmade by Henning Ostrander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53408863387915,"sku":"CT-NSH-001","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4272\/4619\/files\/hns-a1-hero.png?v=1790938918","url":"https:\/\/cedarandtinco.com\/products\/hennings-robin-ready-nesting-shelf","provider":"CedarAndTin Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}