They don’t. They will endure meager annoyances, knowing that a few mites is better than freezing to death in a storm.
Songbirds will often construct their nest in a single day, without care or regard for procedures, or illusions that it could last forever. After the chicks have flown, it will be abandoned, and construction of the next can begin. Their home is a temporary fortress, and immediate protection from the elements supersedes the idea of building something that will outlast them. They don’t let a few parasites rule their outlook on life.
Songbirds will often construct their nest in a single day, without care or regard for procedures, or illusions that it could last forever. After the chicks have flown, it will be abandoned, and construction of the next can begin. Their home is a temporary fortress, and immediate protection from the elements supersedes the idea of building something that will outlast them. They don’t let a few parasites rule their outlook on life.
