I've been building elevated box blinds along food plots slowly over the last few years. They are a great for taking out kids and as I get older they will allow me to continue hunting when I can't climb trees any more.
I've been improving my design with each subsequent build. The first one I built had a fairly large open window in the front. I thought I might need the height when shooting a bow. I've since learned to make hinged windows that push out. This forms a shade keeping more light out making kid movement less visible. I make them adjustable so I can open them outward to any angle depending on the weapon that is being used.
Well, I had to retrofit that original stand today. Buzzards were landing on the window seal and then jumping in and perching on my chairs. They were defecating all over everything. I have a wireless camera mounted to the outside wall. Each time they would leave, the would bump the camera pointing it toward the ground instead of the field.
So, today, I added the hinged window panels to it. It turns out that I have a buddy with a similar box blind and they are doing the same thing to it.
They can be a real nuisance but I believe they are protected.
Here is what it looked like before I added the windows:
Thanks,
Jack