Many people love to support their backyard birds with food and water, but they don’t always realize they can also provide nesting materials in spring. However, choosing the right materials can be ...

If you end up with a supply of those mesh produce bags, you can recycle them into an easy DIY bird's nest to hang in your garden for your feathered visitors.

DEAR JOAN: A while back you mentioned, I believe, one should put out dryer lint for birds to use as nesting material. Is this the time? DEAR NANCY: It’s never a good time to put dryer lint out for the ...

DEAR NANCY: It’s never a good time to put dryer lint out for the birds. It’s a tempting choice, being so fluffy, but it doesn’t hold up under chick-raising conditions, and can dissolve in the rain or ...