question about birds and christmas lights (1 Viewer)

[Storm-Petrel]

My mom is stringing christmas lights and wires out on the cedar trees in our property. I might be over-reacting, but wouldn't it be dangerous to the birds? I was thinking that they could get tangled in it or get their feet trapped. Do you think it's okay to put the lights up outside?

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

I think it should be fine. I have not heard of any birds getting stuck in the fixtures and fittings. We had some sparrwos that sat on the lights to keep warm one winter!

 

[Jacana]

christmas lights?? november?? but that's a whole new can of worms.....

to answer your question, no there will be no danger to them at all

 

[KLH]

I just wish the grey squirrels would get zapped when they mess around with the telephone wires, my neighbour had the engineers out as here phone went dead, turned out the squirrels had chewed something up the pole. Now it's my phone............

Birds wouldn't be affected by Christmas lights, I wouldn't think. Birds can get in and out of tangled branches in trees and shrubbery without much effort, so a few strings of lights wouldn't bother them. Like I said above, squirrels (and other wildlife you may have locally) may well chew the wires and cause havoc that way. Enjoy the lights, birds won't mind!!

 

[Storm-Petrel]

Thanks for the replies everyone. i feel alot better about it now...