A few weeks ago a misguided person took down all the pretty birdhouses on 81st Street in the dead of night and threw them in the trash that was removed before everyone woke up the next morning.
Outrage ensued.
The woman defended her actions by saying the houses were hurting the trees. Really?
If she really cared about the trees then she would be going after the people who let their dogs pee on them. Now that kills trees.
In any case when I was reading about the incident I found out that there were some birdhouses on 83rd street between York and First Avenue.
I figured that I had better photograph them immediately before they too are vandalized.
They are a bit more rustic than the ones on 81st Street were.
But still very photogenic and fun to look at.
Meanwhile back on 81st Street plans are afoot to replace the birdhouses and get a permit from the city so if they are removed again, there will be fines to pay.
I'll definitely be looking out for them when they reappear.
In the meantime, here's a link to the blog about them.
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/07/birdhouses-on-81st-street.html
Cheers!
PJ
(c) 2020 PJ Lehrer
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