Comments on: Bird’s nest duvet http://greenforks.com/2010/01/birds-nest-duvet/ Gardening with a passion Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:50:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Titania http://greenforks.com/2010/01/birds-nest-duvet/comment-page-1/#comment-9064 Titania Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:43:37 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=3630#comment-9064 I like this idea to give the birds a warm, soft nest to hatch the young. The birds will never know the cat's hair, if they do, "gotcha"! The native magpies, a bird with a beautiful warbling voice, makes dreadful nests, lines them with old wire etc, anything he finds. We have a huge Hoop Pine and sometimes he looses some wires, even pieces of barbed wire fall down. No duvet for the magpie. I like this idea to give the birds a warm, soft nest to hatch the young.
The birds will never know the cat’s hair, if they do, “gotcha”!
The native magpies, a bird with a beautiful warbling voice, makes dreadful nests, lines them with old wire etc, anything he finds. We have a huge Hoop Pine and sometimes he looses some wires, even
pieces of barbed wire fall down. No duvet for the magpie.

]]> By: Anna http://greenforks.com/2010/01/birds-nest-duvet/comment-page-1/#comment-8997 Anna Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:17:53 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=3630#comment-8997 Now that does look as if it would be most cosy and warm nesting material. I imagine that you have not told the cats what you are up to :) Now that does look as if it would be most cosy and warm nesting material. I imagine that you have not told the cats what you are up to :)

]]> By: Judith http://greenforks.com/2010/01/birds-nest-duvet/comment-page-1/#comment-8985 Judith Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:53:11 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=3630#comment-8985 What a good idea. The wildlife needs all the help it can get. What a good idea. The wildlife needs all the help it can get.

]]> By: Karen http://greenforks.com/2010/01/birds-nest-duvet/comment-page-1/#comment-8984 Karen Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:54:55 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=3630#comment-8984 I have heard that it's not a good idea to put out dryer lint, as people sometimes do, due to the chemicals in detergents and dryer sheets being toxic to the eggs. Cornell Ornithology lab says pet hair is fine as long as the pets have not been treated for fleas or ticks. Sorry the eggs didn't hatch, they sure looked cosy. Here's a link I found to the list of "approved" stuff to put out for nesting materials: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/netcommunity/attractingbirds-other I have heard that it’s not a good idea to put out dryer lint, as people sometimes do, due to the chemicals in detergents and dryer sheets being toxic to the eggs. Cornell Ornithology lab says pet hair is fine as long as the pets have not been treated for fleas or ticks. Sorry the eggs didn’t hatch, they sure looked cosy.

Here’s a link I found to the list of “approved” stuff to put out for nesting materials: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/netcommunity/attractingbirds-other

]]> By: AnneTanne http://greenforks.com/2010/01/birds-nest-duvet/comment-page-1/#comment-8982 AnneTanne Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:30:57 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=3630#comment-8982 I have been thinking about hanging out something like this too, but never actually did. Thank you for showing, that's probably just what I need to come to action. I have been thinking about hanging out something like this too, but never actually did. Thank you for showing, that’s probably just what I need to come to action.

]]> By: tina http://greenforks.com/2010/01/birds-nest-duvet/comment-page-1/#comment-8981 tina Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:07:24 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=3630#comment-8981 Good idea. I too like the idea of cats helping to cushion the birds nest. Shocking indeed!:) Good idea. I too like the idea of cats helping to cushion the birds nest. Shocking indeed!:)

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