Owl Shack

Owl Shack Owl Shack owl houses are handmade by us in our garage in Nacogdoches, Texas. They provide homes for backyard screech owls.

These tiny owls eat roaches and mice - an effective natural pest control agent. And the owls and their owlets are fun to watch! Cliff and Julie Shackelford have been making Owl Shack owl houses since the early 90's, but really got started during Christmas several years ago when we made over 35 as gifts for officemates in Austin, Texas. These owl houses were such a hit that folks started to order m

ore for family and friends. And the interest kept growing and growing so our hobby has gone gangbusters. The design has evolved over the years to what we believe is the best owl house ever. We are now based in Nacogdoches, Texas, and we ship our Shacks all over the country. We hope you enjoy your Owl Shack owl house!

https://owlshack.com/conservation-easements/Oooh, this FB Page Administrator's favorite topic - conservation easements o...
06/01/2026

https://owlshack.com/conservation-easements/

Oooh, this FB Page Administrator's favorite topic - conservation easements on your property. If you have questions, ask away! Do it for the birds.

What if you have a really big backyard like a couple hundred or even a couple thousand acres of great wildlife habitat that you want protected forever for birds and other wildlife?

Oh man, this is a good tip. It kills me to see reef or seagrass prop scars.
05/04/2026

Oh man, this is a good tip. It kills me to see reef or seagrass prop scars.

Seagrasses are native flowering plants found just offshore in calm shallow saltwater bays.

https://owlshack.com/support-our-national-and-state-parks/Our national parks in particular are really taking a hit. The ...
03/16/2026

https://owlshack.com/support-our-national-and-state-parks/
Our national parks in particular are really taking a hit. The birds ask you to give them all the love you can!

If you like traveling in order to visit the great outdoors, your hiking shoes and binoculars aren’t the only things to remember to pack

https://owlshack.com/pick-a-patch-for-birding/Where is your favorite birding patch? Locally I'd say mine was the SFA Exp...
03/03/2026

https://owlshack.com/pick-a-patch-for-birding/

Where is your favorite birding patch? Locally I'd say mine was the SFA Experimental Forest.

Nature enthusiasts are encouraged to contribute their bird sightings to citizen science projects like iNaturalist and eBird. These two platforms have been discussed previously in this blog

https://owlshack.com/native-grasses/Native grass is the best for birds. When you see those short-eared owls combing the ...
02/17/2026

https://owlshack.com/native-grasses/

Native grass is the best for birds. When you see those short-eared owls combing the prairie for prey you will be forever changed. And if you want to see a screech owl, see our order info in the comments!

When asked what habitats in our world have been heavily altered or degraded, most biologists and ecologists in North America would reply emphatically “well, that’d be our wetlands.

https://owlshack.com/giant-salvinia/Well here's an unpleasant but important topic...giant salvinia is nasty.
02/02/2026

https://owlshack.com/giant-salvinia/
Well here's an unpleasant but important topic...giant salvinia is nasty.

Very few invasive plants have altered our natural ecosystem as quickly as the non-native aquatic plant, giant Salvinia. Originally from Brazil and introduced into the U.S through use in backyard ponds

Hey cool, what's Partners in Flight? Well glad you asked, just click here...
01/20/2026

Hey cool, what's Partners in Flight? Well glad you asked, just click here...

This is a profile of a cooperative bird conservation effort known as Partners in Flight – a group that is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.

Santa Claus fully approves of this message!
01/07/2026

Santa Claus fully approves of this message!

This blog refers to a bird that’s not an owl. Chimney Swifts eat pesky insects on-the-wing making them great neighbors to have.

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