On 7/19/2014 11:44 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> Ema Nymton wrote:

>> What a great hobby. I get anxious at night, while sitting and watching
>> TV, so knitting would give me something to keep my hands busy. If you
>> have any short pieces of yarn, they are helpful to birds for nest
>> building.
>>
>> http://inthenext30days.net/tag/birds/
>>
>> Becca
>>
>>
> Note: It has to be natural fiber. I looked into this ere I put out
> material for nest-building. Also, IMO, you need to think about
> camouflage. The stuff I put out was off-white, and I wonder if it made
> the nests too visible. I know one nest was destroyed shortly after it
> got built. It was really sad, because I saw the birds procreating, saw
> them building that nest, and then saw a blue jay that seemed to be
> breaking eggs. I also saw that the nest had been ruined.

Thank you for mentioning natural fibers in pieces of yarn, and natural
colors for their nests.

Becca