Just been assessing my bird shed, and I have discovered I'm on my last bag of swamp grass.
I have found a seller of it in Melbourne, but as a rule I'd prefer not to be having to pay $12 postage for swamp grass every few months in season.
Since the members of the local finch club inform me there are no local patches of it, I was wondering about alternative nesting materials. I remember reading in an old just finches about a guy in SA who's BR doule bars build nests almost entirely from shredded newspaper, for example. I was wondering what else people have used?
The hessian bags that we buy finch mix in, when pulled into threads seem quite good, I tossed a little in there this morning, and they've completely draped the feeding cage in it!! I'm not sure why though....
it looks a little like a white Ghillie Suit (http://www.ghilliesuitshop.com/ultralig ... oncho.html for those not familiar)The red faces and plum heads in particular have been playing around with it. It also has the added advantage of easy-location nests!
Anyone got any ideas?
J
