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Boyfriend donates his fur
I have put the combings from his Zoom Grooming today out - in a little
basket that usually hold a suet block during the winter - for the birdies to line their nests with. I usually remember to do this a bit earlier, but it has been such a bad, rainy, cold spring that I am hoping the birds who like cat fur for their nests (the blue tits and great tits, like chickadees) have held off from nesting. If they haven't their broods are doomed - it's so cold that there are not many insects around yet and the birds depend on them to feed their babies. It was 10C today, around 50F. Wettest April since records began in the 1830's. May is usually my favourite month but is cold and cloudy. I still have to put a blanket around my knees if I sit down to watch TV. This suits Boyfriend. Now he knows it is not dangerous to sit on my knee, he wants to do it all the time. And he likes to knead before he lies down. Tina |
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"Christina Websell" wrote:
I have put the combings from his Zoom Grooming today out - in a little basket that usually hold a suet block during the winter - for the birdies to line their nests with. I usually remember to do this a bit earlier, but it has been such a bad, rainy, cold spring that I am hoping the birds who like cat fur for their nests (the blue tits and great tits, like chickadees) have held off from nesting. If they haven't their broods are doomed - it's so cold that there are not many insects around yet and the birds depend on them to feed their babies. It was 10C today, around 50F. Wettest April since records began in the 1830's. May is usually my favourite month but is cold and cloudy. I still have to put a blanket around my knees if I sit down to watch TV. This suits Boyfriend. Now he knows it is not dangerous to sit on my knee, he wants to do it all the time. And he likes to knead before he lies down. Tina I haven't seen any young blue tits or great tits yet, I have seen young blackbirds, thrushes, robins & goldfinches. There's a starlings nest in the roof and I expect them to fledge any day now. -- Adrian |
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i have tried to do it in the past but i guess our birds are nest snobs, lol,
Lee "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I have put the combings from his Zoom Grooming today out - in a little basket that usually hold a suet block during the winter - for the birdies to line their nests with. I usually remember to do this a bit earlier, but it has been such a bad, rainy, cold spring that I am hoping the birds who like cat fur for their nests (the blue tits and great tits, like chickadees) have held off from nesting. If they haven't their broods are doomed - it's so cold that there are not many insects around yet and the birds depend on them to feed their babies. It was 10C today, around 50F. Wettest April since records began in the 1830's. May is usually my favourite month but is cold and cloudy. I still have to put a blanket around my knees if I sit down to watch TV. This suits Boyfriend. Now he knows it is not dangerous to sit on my knee, he wants to do it all the time. And he likes to knead before he lies down. Tina |
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Boyfriend donates his fur
On May 19, 5:42*pm, "Christina Websell"
wrote: I have put the combings from his Zoom Grooming today out - in a little basket that usually hold a suet block during the winter - for the birdies to line their nests with. I usually remember to do this a bit earlier, but it has been such a bad, rainy, cold spring that I am hoping the birds who like cat fur for their nests (the blue tits and great tits, like chickadees) have held off from nesting. *If they haven't their broods are doomed - it's so cold that there are not many insects around yet and the birds depend on them to feed their babies. It was 10C today, around 50F. Wettest April since records began in the 1830's. *May is usually my favourite month but is cold and cloudy. I still have to put a blanket around my knees if I sit down to watch TV. This suits Boyfriend. *Now he knows it is not dangerous to sit on my knee, he wants to do it all the time. And he likes to knead before he lies down. Tina Boyfie is such a thoughtful cat to donate his fur to the birds :-) I collect fur out of the cat brushes, dryer lint, and threads from sewing and offer it to the birds. I've also seen birds collect their own fur off Frank's back years ago. I had no idea birds could be so brazen, but these days he only donates his fur via brushing. Sherry |
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I collect fur out of the cat brushes, dryer lint, and threads from
sewing and offer it to the birds. Somebody here pointed out that having your chicks grow up associating the fur of your deadliest predator with being warm and cared for in the nest isn't giving them quite the right idea for later in life... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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Boyfriend donates his fur
"Jack Campin" wrote in message ... I collect fur out of the cat brushes, dryer lint, and threads from sewing and offer it to the birds. Somebody here pointed out that having your chicks grow up associating the fur of your deadliest predator with being warm and cared for in the nest isn't giving them quite the right idea for later in life... I did not see the post that suggested that. Do you think that the birds who have cat fur in the lining of their nest know what it is? Of course they don't. They just want it to line their nests, and Boyfie is happy to donate his for the cause. Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote: I have put the combings from his Zoom Grooming today out - in a little basket that usually hold a suet block during the winter - for the birdies to line their nests with. I usually remember to do this a bit earlier, but it has been such a bad, rainy, cold spring that I am hoping the birds who like cat fur for their nests (the blue tits and great tits, like chickadees) have held off from nesting. If they haven't their broods are doomed - it's so cold that there are not many insects around yet and the birds depend on them to feed their babies. It was 10C today, around 50F. Wettest April since records began in the 1830's. May is usually my favourite month but is cold and cloudy. I still have to put a blanket around my knees if I sit down to watch TV. This suits Boyfriend. Now he knows it is not dangerous to sit on my knee, he wants to do it all the time. And he likes to knead before he lies down. Tina I'm sure the birds are grateful! Can you believe that, despite the weird weather we've been experiencing world-wide, there are STILL moron politicians who deny science to claim "Global Warming" has no basis in fact? Half the U.S. is likely to burn away in wild-fires largely due to unseasonable heat and drought, the other half to drown in too much moisture. (Not to mention what both do to the food supply!) |
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Christina Websell wrote: "Jack Campin" wrote in message ... I collect fur out of the cat brushes, dryer lint, and threads from sewing and offer it to the birds. Somebody here pointed out that having your chicks grow up associating the fur of your deadliest predator with being warm and cared for in the nest isn't giving them quite the right idea for later in life... I did not see the post that suggested that. Do you think that the birds who have cat fur in the lining of their nest know what it is? Of course they don't. They just want it to line their nests, and Boyfie is happy to donate his for the cause. Tweed Assuming the fur would still smell of cat after lining a nest, do birds even have scent glands? If not, how would they know the source of that nice, soft fluff? |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Jack Campin" wrote in message ... I collect fur out of the cat brushes, dryer lint, and threads from sewing and offer it to the birds. Somebody here pointed out that having your chicks grow up associating the fur of your deadliest predator with being warm and cared for in the nest isn't giving them quite the right idea for later in life... I did not see the post that suggested that. Do you think that the birds who have cat fur in the lining of their nest know what it is? Of course they don't. They just want it to line their nests, and Boyfie is happy to donate his for the cause. Tweed Assuming the fur would still smell of cat after lining a nest, do birds even have scent glands? If not, how would they know the source of that nice, soft fluff? They don't Tweed |
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"Adrian" wrote in message ... I haven't seen any young blue tits or great tits yet, I have seen young blackbirds, thrushes, robins & goldfinches. There's a starlings nest in the roof and I expect them to fledge any day now. -- I haven't seen any blue or great tit youngsters either this year. Boyfie's fur has all been taken now so maybe they delayed nesting. I had a starlings nest in my roof last year but not this year. From 10C when I originally posted it is now scorchio. 25C this afternoon! Tweed |
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