DIY Nesting Material for Birds Hanging Ball
Fill a grapevine ball with nesting materials that birds can use to build their nests. Hang it outdoors and watch the birds flock to it.
Equipment
- Scissors
Materials
- grapevine ball/sphere 6 - 8 inches
- twine to hang the ball
- coconut fiber
- excelsior
- twigs
- pine needles
- roving wool
- moss
- leaves and other dry plant material
- raffia around 5 inches long
- bark
Instructions
- Tie some twine to the ball to use as a hanger around 5 ft or longer.
- Start filling the ball with larger items such as coconut fiber, wool and moss.
- Then add in smaller pieces like groups of twigs, cut natural raffia strands.
- Finish with bits of dried plant material, leaves, and bits of bark.
- Hang the nesting material ball from a tree branch somewhere you can see from inside.
- Check on the ball after some time to see if you need to refill it.
Notes
If you don't have a grapevine ball, you can make one with wild vines. Or use some chicken wire or a suet feeder to house the nesting materials.
Good Nesting Material Ideas
- Pine Needles
- Twigs and Bark
- Coco Fiber
- Excelsior
- Natural Twine or sisal in small lengths
- Natural Wool
- Untreated Moss
- Dried grasses or straw
- Human Hair - pet hair may be ok if it doesn't have any chemicals on it
- Dryer Lint
- Anything with chemicals, including grass trimmings, dyed yarn etc..
- Anything plastic
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