BALTIMORE, MD —  In 1997 Rockland Mills Executive VP Sales Mark Kresel ended his career as a international fishing angler due to a mishap with a 900 pound Mako Shark. After working  the Shark for six hours he finally gave in and “I have him hanging on my wall–all fourteen feet of him!” “I came out a winner but with a torn rotator cuff and there went my fishing; on to my next hobby!” Kresel says he was building and flying drones. Well, since he had that torn and repaired rotator cuff he was never the same and that also stopped his flying experiences; on to another challenge. He started to build birdhouses. These were not just birdhouses but unique ones that hang in the world's best homes. Kresel's birdhouse career has  lasted for the past twenty years. “Some people  collect signed autographs on pictures; I design and build specialty birdhouse for moviestars. I would send two specialty ones in a theme that matches that star.  One for him to keep as a thank you and one to sign and send back. Today I have 53 signed  ‘by the stars,’ from astronaut John Glenn to rocker Gene Simmons.” “That led me to a different type of house. I would see a picture  either in the movies or just from an article in the paper. From there I would start building from scratch using only recycled wood! I would never buy wood from a lumber yard. I'd either use old furniture or scraps from building sights, but never new!” “In the attached  pictures you find my personalized fleet, from Pirate ships to Star Wars. All designed as birdhouses.” “Each birdhouse signifies a famous ship like the rocket for John Glenn or warships from the 1800's. All these ships are built from scratch using  recycled wood with no plans; Warships from America  like the USS Constellation , USCGC Eagle (AKA Horst Wessel), France's 1830's Napoleon Warship; British 1800's HMS Caledonia to my new fleet of Star Ships--Millennium Falcon, Rogue One , Tie Fighter and Star Fighter. The average size of these ships are from 30 inches to 38 inches long and they can be as high as 27 inches. These  are birdhouses that I have not given away! One day I will need a new room just to display them or be thrown out of my house with my birdhouses. I guess I would rather be thrown out with the birdhouses.”