pixie nests
July 14th, 2008We’ve been making birds nests from the angel grass in the neighborhood then leaving the tiny nests in bushes as tho a tiny bird had been there.
Angel grass turns brown and lets off long sticky seeds during it’s dormant months.
When you run your hand (or clothing) through the grass, you collect a wad of sticky seeds.
To form a nest, you press the seeds into a “C” shape, then bring the ends of the C together to make an O. Smooth seeds over the center and place in a tree for the pixie birds to find.
Will carried a very convincing little nest like this with three white tic tac “eggs” around for hours the other day trying to convince people that it was a real nest with real eggs. He then ate the “eggs”. Shell and all.