Worldwide Beekeeping
General Discussion => Any and Every Thing => Topic started by: Bakersdozen on July 09, 2021, 09:11:33 am
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I was trying to count all the different bee species, including honey bee, that were working one of my vitex trees. I spotted this bird's nest in the tree. It's not the first bird's nest I have seen in this tree, but it was the trashiest! You can see her tail hanging over the edge of the nest. The feathers are red, so I think it's a cardinal.
As for the Snickers wrapper, in the spring I find all kinds of candy wrappers in my flower bed where this tree is located. I don't know where the litter comes from but this bird made good use of it.
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Pretty cool the way they do that. I've found everything from cigarette butts to hair in old bird nests. When I cut my hair I always toss it into the woods for the birds. :)
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Neil, Great to hear from you!
I just realized that she is nesting about 20 ft. from my pots of dill and fennel. The Swallowtail butterflies like to lay their eggs on dill and fennel. I think she might be a smart little cardinal.
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Pretty cool the way they do that. I've found everything from cigarette butts to hair in old bird nests. When I cut my hair I always toss it into the woods for the birds. :)
Whenever my mom brushes our Anatolian shepherds she always leaves the hair around for the birds. We've seen it incorporated into many nests.