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This years colour for nests!

madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
in Wildlife gardening
I had a Mistletoe kit this year and put up the seeds and marked them in the trees with the provided coloured tags and string.
Today I found the tags on the ground as the string has been unravelled and probably used for nest material!
Orange must be this years colour!!!!

“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings

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  • Singing GardenerSinging Gardener Posts: 1,237
    The first time I did the kit I tied on all the labels lovingly. A year later there was no sign of any of them.
  • JessumJessum Posts: 81
    A few years ago I made a frame out of hazel poles to grow beans.  The birds managed to nick nearly all of the twine!  I couldn't believe it as I had tied it quite tightly,
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