Hanging Macaw Playgym I made

[MarciaLove]

SO I got a bunch of Crepe Myrtle from a friend and I made this for Merlin!!! He LOVES it even if I ran out of wood before it was perfect
here's the base before i did sides and top

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and video
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[JerseyWendy]

Wow!!! That's a MASTERPIECE!!!! VERY very well done!!!

 

[MarciaLove]

thank you!

 

[Dopey]

What a great piece of work. I have two crepe myrtles that need major trimming I guess I know the project that I'm going to do after I've done the yard work. :20:

 

[Terry57]

That looks amazing! Is it just screwed together? Merlin looks like he is in heaven

 

[MarciaLove]

yup just stainless steel screws lots of em lol.

 

[Empath]

excellent idea! i'll be scrounging up some branches to do this as well. is it heavy? I have no idea how heavy tthe wood of a myrtle crepe is

 

[Dopey]

I don't find crepe myrtle as heavy as apple wood. But then again the my branches aren't as big on my crepe myrtle as they are on my apple tree.

 

[MarciaLove]

Empath yea its really heavy I had my sister help me hang it. and my branches I used were anywhere from 1/2-2 inches in diameter most at 1" though, I wanted to use different sizes so it was more natural!

 

[Empath]

out of curiosity Marcia, did you design it or just start sticking branches together? i can see myself just randomly joining branches till i run out of material then realise i've made a mess lol

 

[Pinkbirdy]

Wow how neat [and you could fit a couple more Macaws on there.]

 

[MarciaLove]

I started with the idea of an octagon base 30" diameter and 2' high sides then just started sticking branches everywhere

 

[MikeyTN]

How neat! Very nicely done!!!! I should of grab the branches when people were chopping them....thanks for sharing!

 

[deque]

I LOVE this! The wheels are turning now. Really awesome

 

[Birdman666]

Yeah, flyers seem to be a macaw and cockatoo favorite perch...

That really turned out nice, and it will get used A LOT!

 

[Christinenc2000]

We just cut down 4 20 foot Crape Myrtle branches. Guess what I am going to make . I love that

 

[GreatBlue320]

What a great play gym! I wish I had bird-friendly trees in my yard!