A bird observatory assembly includes an enclosure, an annular mounting frame and complementary first and second magnetic elements. The enclosure has a plurality of panels interconnected to one another and to the mounting frame so as to define an interior cavity for one or more birds to nest within the enclosure and an opening at an inner end of the enclosure. One of the panels has an aperture defined therein that permits birds to enter and exit the interior cavity. The mounting frame has a surface positioned adjacent to an exterior surface of a window pane. The mounting frame is mounted to the inner end of the enclosure and defines a viewing portal in communication with the opening of the enclosure and the interior cavity. The first magnetic elements are mounted to the surface of the mounting frame. The second magnetic elements are mounted to the exterior surface of the window pane such that the first and second magnetic elements are alignable with and magnetically attract one another so as to retain the mounting frame and enclosure on the exterior surface of the window pane. Birds within the interior cavity of the enclosure can be seen through the window pane and the viewing portal of the mounting frame and the opening of the enclosure.
An animal habitat for use within a terrarium or aquarium with at least one transparent side wall consisting of a simulated rock having two portions that have corresponding faces that register with one another for visually creating an image of a single rock. The faces are flat enabling them to be positioned in registration with one another on opposite sides of the terrarium transparent side wall. The animal habitat includes a habitat cavity for one or more animals in one portion of the rock to be placed inside the terrarium with the cavity open to the flat face for enabling a party outside of the terrarium wall to view the cavity and any animals disposed therein. Magnetically attracting components are disposed in each portion of the rock for releasable holding the two portions in registration with one another on opposite sides of the transparent side wall of the terrarium. An access to and from the cavity from outside of the rock is provided in one portion of the rock surface other than the flat face. The animal habitat is insulated to provide a cooler temperature within the habitat compared to the terrarium temperature and the moisture content of the air within the animal habitat can be increased with the addition of moistened moss or substrate inside of the animal habitat.
A squirrel house that can be used for shelter from predators, from cold weather and for providing a den for a breeding pair of squirrels to build a nest for raising a family of young squirrels, having a front wall including a side access hole, a floor having a bottom access opening, a pair of matching side walls supporting a shed roof end extending at a slight incline from the back wall to and over the side access wall being supported along the tapered top edges of the side walls. The squirrel house further comprises a reinforcing cleat with associated mounting fasteners, a metallic right angle bottom support member of malleable construction with variable positioning to associate closely with selected curved tree trunk whereby the bottom hole allows a squirrel to enter directly into the house from an adjacent tree trunk from below and the side access hole defines an opening for admitting squirrels from the roof, wherein the openings may also offer exit at such time as the other access is blocked by a predator.
