What are some way we can help animals out during the spring?
Question:Since most animals start having babies and building nests around this time, what are some ways we can help them?
Answers:
What a NICE question!! Well, for the birdies, you can leave nest building materials in mesh bags hanging in trees~pieces of string and yarn, even dryer lint! (Yep, saw that on t.v. one day:) And you can fill your bird feeders & baths. For the mammals...raccoons, possums, skunks and such, they would very much appreciate all of your table scrapes, fridge leftovers and dry dog & catfood. Please just make sure that you don't feed them and "get them started" coming to your home for chow time IF you have neighbors that will complain and call Animal Control~ A lot of babies are orphaned & die needlessly every year because someone sees Momma Coon out looking for food, and people automatically think RABIES!! So, sometimes, even if you have the best of intentions, it can cause harm to the critters, so please be careful before you try and help;) Once they know where the smorgasborg is, they'll keep coming back:)
Good Luck & Thanks for Being Kind!!
hmmmm. we can put out some bread for the birds to feed their young.
birds love twigs and pieces of paper, anything soft for their nests.
most other animals, like rabbits, squirels etc I don't know about.
also, never bother a bird's nest to see if the babies are there etc. if you are caught too close to the next the mother bird will seek out a new location and immediately transport her babies there
Bird feeders are always a great choice, along with a bird bath. My sister has deer in her area. Every spring she buys deer feed and puts it in the same area--the same deer, sometimes with new young ones, come back to feed. Isn't that so sweet?
Animals have been surviving on their own for millions and millions of years. I think they'll do just fine without our help.
leave them alone.. no molestation.
Basically, the best you can do for them is to leave them alone. Nature has developed some pretty rugged creatures who have withstood the tests of time and your interference by trying to "help" them, is probably worse than leaving then alone.
Having said that, I like to provide an overall environment in my back yard which they will find attractive. That way I can watch and admire them from a distance and they have a good secure place to raise their young. There are lots of places on the web that describe how to do it and what to do it with.
Enjoy nature as it was meant to be, not as you envision it should be.
call the back yard habitat
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