I love the birds and squirrels in my yard, the squirrels are so much fun to watch and are quite friendly tooI want to do nice things for them for entertaining me since I can't have pets - has anyone provided bedding material for birds and squirrels before? I have a huge bag of dryer lint I was saving for this purpose, but can't really bring myself to set it out there for themWhat about yarn? Do you think birds would take yarn/string if I set it out for them? Am I starting too early, should I wait until later in the spring? Has anyone done this before?
I did it for my caged birds and for wild ones as wellI also put up nesting boxes for squirrels (I rehab)The one thing I would correct from above poster, nix the long string and horse hairIf it becomes wrapped around the leg of baby birds or baby squirrels, it will cause loss of legs or toes due to circulation being cut offMy wild wrens help themselves to whatever they fancy; dryer lint, feathers from pillows, the coco fiber from around hanging planters, the long fronds from my rainbow fernI bring hair shed from grooming the horses but no mane or tail hairFor squirrels, wool yarn in short pieces, old wool blankets cut in small squares, you'd be surprised how effectively they can shred and fluff.
Yeah, but get chocolate chips and melt them rather than just chocolate dip.
