Fake Halloween Spider Webs Can Be a Real Danger to Birds!

It’s fun watching all the Halloween decorations going up in our neighborhoods! The carved pumpkins, ghouls, goblins, ghosts, witches and skeletons are spooky and they can bring a lot of enjoyment to children and adults alike. If you are decorating your yard for Halloween, there is one common decoration you may want to avoid because it can cause harm to birds and small mammals – fake spider webs.

Fake spider webs are often placed on bushes and trees or around window ledges – all places where birds tend to land and they can become entangled. Trees and bushes serve as wonderful places for birds to rest or hide from predators, but when wrapped in fake spider webs a place of safety can quickly become a trap that they can’t escape from.

We’ve been discussing this issue with customers in the store and thought it important to also send out an email as well as post to our social media.

Thank you for helping to make sure Halloween isn’t scary for our bird friends!