In the UK this is the ideal week to put out a bird nesting box. As these are easily available already, mostly in the form of small boxes with a dark interior, a sloping roof and an entrance hole, the opportunity for greater invention is wide open.

Last year my proposal was for: 10 Sparrows That Live In The Moon. This year I present: The Tree Climbing Monkey's Bum.

This idea takes the form of a small replica monkey, who's flexible arms can be wrapped around a tree branch, or made to cling unto a suitable spot on a building or other structure.

The birds of course nest inside the monkey, using its curved tail as a perch, and accessing their new home by flying in and out of the hole in its bum.

note - can also be placed on a more accessible pole and used to keep bees
-- xenzag, Feb 15 2008

+ Can't wait till next year.
-- zeno, Feb 15 2008


I'd buy one (+)
-- jtp, Feb 15 2008


A singing monkey's arse, cool. [+]
-- skinflaps, Feb 15 2008


might work
-- dentworth, Feb 15 2008


This is the very best thing ever.
-- calum, Feb 15 2008


+ a bun to your creativity, as usual.
-- xandram, Feb 15 2008


Bill Oddie would approve
-- po, Feb 15 2008


Bee-bum-a-lemur
-Ma-caque-bab-boon
-- nomocrow, Feb 15 2008


It would make a very cool birdbox, although I'm a little unsure of the long-term ramifications of training birds to fly up arses.
-- wagster, Feb 15 2008


//ramifications of training birds to fly up arses//

Heh-heh, you said "ramifications."
-- nomocrow, Feb 15 2008


We don't have any indigenous monkeys in UK, so not a problem here.
-- xenzag, Feb 16 2008


// We don't have any indigenous monkeys in UK //

Try tuning in to the BBC Parliament channel. There's about 650 of the buggers on show, in their monkey house.
-- 8th of 7, Feb 16 2008


I need an illustration.

[+] Well done, as always.
-- bleh, Feb 16 2008


(+), but only if it flings birds at you as you walk by it.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Feb 16 2008


//We don't have any indigenous monkeys in UK, so not a problem here//
Maybe not, but judging by the number of green ring-necked parakeets in my garden, it is only a matter of time.
-- AbsintheWithoutLeave, Feb 16 2008



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