. “They’re moulting, coming out of their winter coat, and that can be quite itchy. The crows are actually providing a service for them.”
Unlike other birds, crows are smart “opportunists” who will use almost any material to build up their nest high in the trees, says Mr Hatch. “Some birds are very specific but crows will use whatever they can find. Crows taking shiny objects is not as common as people are led to believe but it does happen and they’re stimulated by things they find amusing. Anything that insulates will do the job be that hair, feathers, foam, fluff or cotton wool.
While robins are traditionally the only birds to sing year round, this winter’s relatively mild temperatures led to the unusual occurrence of varied bird song as early as January. “Usually if someone hears a bird in December it’s a robin but we had reports of blackbirds, song thrushes, mistle thrushes and wrens singing this winter. We even had reports of robins nesting in January.”
Tried this last year - was insulted when the local birds did not want my dogs’ hair for their nests 😂
I made the wife shave her growler to help the birds
Also works with the shed winter coats of horses. The jackdaws particularly love to gather up the fluff. 😊
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