Weekly Weird News · strange-cases

Filed by Max the Cryptid Reporter

In Riga’s elegant Esplanāde, one bare tree stands out from the surrounding greenery. Its trunk and branches are crowded with scores of small wooden birdhouses, painted in an assortment of greens, yellows, reds, pinks and natural tones. From below, the collection is so dense that the boxes can initially resemble an unusual lighting installation. Look more closely and the circular entrances reveal them as nesting boxes. Bird boxes have a practical role in Riga’s parks: the city’s park managers ma