Paint/Stain my new bat house

[YuccaPatrol]

We bought a really big and nice bat house from Bat Conservation International. I live in Birmingham Alabama and am not certain if I should leave it the natural wood color or if I should stain it darker? The location will receive plenty of sun in the winter and will be partially shaded but with mid-day sun in the summer.

Right now the house is a natural cedar color. Should I make it a bit darker with a stain or leave it as it is?

[wyandottecaver]

Leave it. The cedar will weather to a nice gray

[YuccaPatrol]

Thanks! We've done our research and I am proud of the design I came up with for mounting it.

I have made a modular pole out of sturdy 3" PVC pipe painted with a flat olive green paint. It is secured in the ground with a couple bags of quick set concrete. The PVC connectors will be bolted together to ensure that it is solid but can be easily dissassembled if necessary.