r/oddlysatisfying • u/GinaWhite_tt • 6d ago

How birds build their nest

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u/breakConcentration 5d ago

Who is giving this bird frisée lettuce for nesting material?

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u/trufflrisotto 5d ago

I’m cracking up at whatever dog toy insides it must’ve found in someone’s yard and is using it. Perfect repurposing lol

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u/Blaze0511 5d ago

Probably the fluff from the inside of a patio chair cushion. Damn squirrels ripped a huge hole in one of ours and we saw birds stopping by, picking out the filling.

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u/FlyingPasta 5d ago

Thank you for sharing your chair with the birds 😂

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u/LaughDailyFeelBetter 5d ago

I love brushing dogs & cats outside, so I can leave their hair/fur on the deck for the birds. Over the next few days I can literally watch as all kinds of birds come by to pick it up as insulation & padding for their nests.

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u/Astronaut_Chicken 5d ago

Yes there must be a LOT of birds out there with my mini schnauzer hair in their nest. I have to shave him every two months or so and I usually throw a few handfuls out there for my bird homies.

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u/IngrownToenailsHurt 5d ago

We usually have a nest above the gutter downspout on my front porch. After everybody leaves I usually knock them down. One year it was full of the fake easter basket grass, different colors.

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u/HappyDJ 5d ago

I hate to be that unfun person, but I find it disturbing. Those baby chicks are going to be full of microplastics and it’s going to effect their development.

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u/Spazmer 5d ago

No need to fret, they'll already be born with them just from mama bird drinking water.