You actually can do something to solve this. Try getting yourself some free bird house patterns and start building some around your area. Making bird houses is one of the hobbies that some people are getting into. This is because they want to recreate their environment and have more birds to fill the empty sounds around. You need to know the materials to be used and also the proper setting of these materials to create an appropriate bird house. To tell you, building a perfect bird house should not be that expensive. And one way that will surely give u a natural and unique bird house is by using gourd. Gourds are very common and can be found in your garden. However, birds are fragile creatures. When taken away from their natural habitat, they, themselves become distressed, which often lead to their demise. Therefore, if you want to have a pet bird, it is important for you take real good care of them. Now, when aiming to give your pet bird a better life it is important to make your bird house as comfortable for your pet bird as possible. Most of them have a unique detailed roof and vivid colors. You can always get some of them online. Getting to choose from a variety can always be good when selecting and getting your ideal design of your customized bird house. There are also customized houses for your pets; there are designs of nest boxes' mimicking farms, boats, windmills, cottages and other themes that are rare. Place an extended roof Provide a roof that is extended of at least two inches in front to protect entrance of the house from raindrops that is usually driven by the wind and also to prevent domesticated animals from getting inside. Also, try to elevate a bit the floor of the bird house from the bottom to prevent rotting which is normally caused by moisture. It would be your very own bird album with different pictures of bird and their houses that you have scoured around your area. If you are living in a community where people takes pride in building their own bird houses, then taking pictures would not be a daunting task for you. All you have to do is ask permission from the owners to have their bird house pictured.