Animal feeding Station built from reused building materials

One day I was looking for a project to do, so I decided to take a look in the dumpster that we had in our driveway. The dumpster was here because our roof and gutters were replaced. I found roofing shingles from the new roof inside that for some reason the roofer is disposed of. I also found some of the old roof that were removed in good condition so I mixed the two together. I used an old pallet to nail them too and then I used pieces of an old picnic table as the supports holding up the roof. I took some pieces of asphalt shingles and random scrap sheet metal from the roof flashing to make the walls. Because most of the animals I'm feeding are nocturnal and feel safer in a confined area with walls. This thing was especially built for squirrels and birds in the day and skunks and possums at night. Although raccoons weren't my intention that are welcome to use it to. This thing touches the ground in 8 locations which are all on bricks so that it doesn't rot as quickly. I painted everything I could that was exposed for will last longer the elements. And it was laying around so I put a gutter on the front of it with a small downspout. Having that gutter will stop the front of it from getting wet. I even installed a piece of scrap ice dam protection guard. The gutter is at a 2 degree angle for the water goes away quickly. Also I painted the thing green for will blend in in the summertime to the high grass I'm expecting the grill around it the kind of hide it. Also the green paint I found on the side of the road that somebody was getting rid of for free. And it was brand new when I got it full gallon. And because this is made from the pallet the roof and picnic table the roof is extremely strong for when winter snow comes. I could even jump on the roof. Because I use a lot of paint on the shingles it took a few days to dry. And good for me that it did not rain for over a week after building this. Last night was the first night that I put food in it, I went out around midnight with a flashlight and saw a skunk eating in there. I came back in the morning and there were a bunch of small holes dug around the base of it. Those holes were made by a skunk. Don't know what the skunk was digging for but they often make those same holes in the lawn to get grubs and worms. Thanks for watching

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