Photo of a sparrow with a large clump of fur in its beak, resembling a member of the rock band ZZ Top. The sparrow is perched atop a fence slat, eyeing the camera.

Side profile shot of a sparrow clutching dog fur in its beak to use as nesting material, perched atop a fence slat.

Silhouette of sparrow holding dog fur atop a fence post.

ZZ Sparrow? A common sparrow snatched up some of the fur I had brushed off of our husky, and immediately took clumps of it to a nearby birdbox for nesting material.

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Today I Saw 6/23/25

This Black-capped Chickadee likes that staked the lilies yesterday. It's gathering nesting material for a second brood.

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Gathering nesting material.

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Female Goldfinch collecting feathers to line its nest 16/5/2025 #birds #garden #nesting #nestingmaterial #wildlifegarden #UKBirds #BritishBirds #BirdPhotography #CheshireUK

Wood stork with some fresh nesting material.

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House Sparrows collecting more nesting material today. #birds #nesting #nestingmaterial #garden #wildlifegarden #UKBirds #BritishBirds #CheshireUK

Wood storks are very impressive in their nesting material gathering.

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Spring is arriving; this American crow appeared to be carrying nesting material to the nearby trees!

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Today's #FebruaArty #sensoryart theme of #fuzzy almost defeated me, so I hope this is OK! One of our garden visitors collecting the 'soft furnishings' (sheep's wool) for its nest a couple of years ago #organic #natural #nestingmaterial #gardenbirds