It is not just my aging body that has noticed the autumn nights getting cooler here in Sydney, Australia.
This morning I noticed the Noisy Minors (birds) collecting the hair Liquorice had left on her day bed in the breezeway. She has another on the back verandah however she does not use that one. I watched the Noisy Minors collect and remove several “loads” with their beaks. The thought struck me that they could also de-hair Liquorice’s brushes. So I placed them on the bed. By lunchtime the two soft brushes, the large slicker, the rake and pin brush were hairless. They have however since been recharged with Liquorice’s afternoon grooming plus I saved the excess so these poor cold birdies will not be overworked gathering their building materials.
This coming winter our resident bird population will luxuriate in the warmth of their cozy Newfoundland fur-lined nests.
Arthur Witten
Liquorice – I hope they at least wait until I have finished with the hair before taking it.
P.S. I suppose that is the reason that many birds have had little fear of our Newfoundlands. Over the years, generations of chicks have been born into nests lined with the scent and texture of Newfoundland hair.