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oh, he loves helping his wife in the kitchen *checks notes* cook dinner, yeah, that's what's happening here, don't worry abt it <3

[serxinns]

Yandere mha x Scarlet witch reader extras 3 : Big sister eri!

(This is mostly a Platonic yandere eri and reader time)

Context: Mei wanted to test one of her inventions in you but it went wrong so while mei distracts the class big sister eri will take care of ya!)

"Are you sure this is gonna work?" you said while carefully sitting down and wincing at your broken arm "Yep! I've made sure the machine is safe and harmless without any harmful side effects!" Mei said determined to try on her machine while she got everything ready "Now all you gotta do is go wear this helmet and attach that arm band on the injured arm and hold very still that's it!" Mei explained putting on her goggles when she noticed how you were still a bit nervous but you trusted Mei you knew she wouldn't hurt you

"Ready?" Mei said "Ready," You said and took a deep breath Mei typed some codes and pressed a button and the machine started to shake a bit and suddenly ur broken arm started to hurt less but your body began to change as well you noticed how you're clothes were getting oversized "Uh Mei?!" you called in a panic by when she looked back it was too late in front of her was a toddler version of her beloved darling all still under your UA uniform "Ba?" you babble out confused of where you are "Y/n?!?" Mei said in shocked she picked you up to get a better look of you and yep it was you

"You're so cute!" She squealed while she cooed at you and tickled you making you giggle and make funny faces until she realized that your classmates were prob looking for you she scolded at the thought of it she wanted to spend time with you especially when you were this adorable and giggly! She tried making up a plan of how to hide you when suddenly She heard a familiar voice

"Excuse me Mei" Eri Came into the lab twiddling her fingers and looking around "Yes eri how may I help you?" Mei said while coaching down to Eric's level "Have you seen y/n recovery girl say that they were with you they promised that I could draw on their cast" Eri replied "Uhmmm. Well, they're right there...." Mei pointed at the toddler shoving their first in their mouth while cooing,

"Y/N?!?" Erik said with eyes wide open "What happened to them?!?" "Well I was working on a rewind machine so the injuries would rewind and heal but it worked a bit too well," Mei said nervously while scratching her head "But since you're here I got a job for you!" "What is it?" Eri looked at the pink-haired girl confusedly "You're gonna hi- I Mean watch y/n for a while so I can make an antidote on them" Mei lied doing a fake bright smile "But I don't know how to watch them what if I hurt them" Eri frowned looking down on the floor "You won't I promise you plus just imagine yourself being the Big sister!"

"Big Sister..?" Eri questioned "Yea you can protect y/n from bad guys!" Mei said punching her fist in the air meanwhile Eri was deep into her thoughts her being a big sister to you?!? It was a dream come true she can teach you things you taught her make you watch all her favorite shows and teach you how to be the greatest hero! Oh man, she can't wait "YAY! IM GONNA BE A BIG SISTER" Eri clapped her hands excitedly picked you up ran towards her room her room had a big toybox and her bed was a all might themed she had a bunch of plushies on the bed as well and a tv

"So y/n what do you wanna do!?" the toddler tilted their head and looked at her confusedly "You wanna have a tear party" "Ba!" you babbled exciting clapping ur hands "Great lemme go get the tea supplies"

Eri: and when I said "Mirio you can't have any of my candies their mine!" he said I had to SHARE

Baby y/n: *bangs hands on table and spits bubbles*

Eri: RIGHT?!

During your time with Eri she would make you play with a lot of her toys but had to stop when u kept chewing on one of her Barbie heads eri decided to show u a jack in a box but you ended up crying because of the jack looked scary so the 2 of you decided to watch cartoons suddenly Mirio, tamaki, and neijire came in

Miro: Hi Eri! Hows i- whos little baby is this

Eri: This is y/n!

Mirio: oh that's n- wait what

Eri explained how y/n got turned into a baby

"ahhhhh! Y/n San is so cute!" niejire was squealing and cooing at you while Tamaki tried to calm her down so she wouldn't scare you but she didn't blame her tho you were so small and adorable like a small little kitten "Eri can I hold them for a sec please?" Mario politely asked "Sure but hold her gently," Eri said sternly while Mirio chuckled "I will" When he reached his hands trying to wrap you around you did a grabbing position Mirio wanted to squeal right there but kept his cool and gentle demeanor not wanting to startle you

when he picked you up it was like holding a kitten you were so small and so cute! And the way you looked up and giggled at him he could just die right there "No fair Mirio let me hold them!" Neijire whined while trying to reach to you "But y/n promised me to play with me" Eri had a grumpy face while having her hands on her hips "Why dont we all play together and watch y/n while Mei makes the antidote" They all frown but reluctantly agreed

During those hours the miri, eri tamaki, and neijire, we're all trying to have their little time with you, Mirio was pretending to know what you said making dramatic fate expression making u giggle Tamaki had an I sea of watching cartoon together so you all watch your favorite cartoon as a child (Mines was baby estein) and somehow fall asleep then it was neijire turn she was putting you in all sorts of cute closes taking pictures for herself and the shrine she has did your hair in many cute hair styles with hair pins and bows and eri's idea was to play tea parties together

"I GOT THE ANTIDOTE" Mei yelled but was quickly shushed by the group because Mei saw you asleep in tamakis arms they took you to the lab and made you wear the helmet the machine Started to shake and your body started to grow back as your original self

"Y/n! Your back"

"wtf just happened.."

Safe to say mei explained to you what happened and at this point, you were just tired of them all "Remind me to never be a lab rat to Mei" "Hey I said they were no side effects" yea no BAD side effects "I still kept my promise!" "Don't be so dramatic you were so cute as a baby" Neijire ruffled your head mirio and neijire chimed in as well as eri "You all are not helping.."

[stitch1830]

Hi again, Stitcherton :D

Our lovely Beifong Brood collab fic—found here—has been on my mind more so than usual and I can’t seem to stop thinking about our favorite pup, Spots. Mind talking a bit about him and Toph, his relationship with the kids, his love for Kanto’s ankles, and anything else you might want to throw in?

Thank you ✨

Twinkles Twinkles hello! :D

Ah, thank you for linking our beloved Beifong Brood collab fic, and thank you for the most lovely question <3

So Spots… Spots Spots Spots. He’s the bestest pup in the entire world.

Spots is Toph’s guide dog (and is immortal because we said so), a Black Labrador that is the most loyal pup in the world. Known to most as Spots but Nibbles to a select few, Spots not only guides Toph around places when she needs it, but is also her buddy. They do everything together and have so much fun, especially when he’s off the job. He’s there when Kanto first runs into Toph (actually runs into her in the Brood fic), and he immediately attacks the mean dude that hit his person by gnawing at the guys ankles.

Even after Toph and Kanto become friends and fall in love, the pup doesn’t trust the guy. Every now and again, Spots bites Kanto’s ankles to show him who’s boss. This, of course, turns into a torrid love affair: Spots and Kanto’s ankles. Spots softens up with Kanto a bit, and uses the man’s ankles as a chew toy, or nibbles on them when they’re in his line of sight.

Kanto’s not a fan (or is he?)

But once it’s clear that Kanto isn’t going anywhere in Toph’s life, Spots learns to live in peace with Kanto. He’s not very good at listening to anything Kanto has to say, but that’s fine. He always listens to Toph.

And when the Beifong’s begin to have their brood of babies, Spots is the bestest dog with them. He’s often their pillow when they’re babies; they like cuddling with him or being propped up to sit using his belly. The girls love playing with Spots, often giving him the character of Noble Steed in their imaginary play time. The twins in particular adore Spots and try to give him silly hats to wear. He’s not a fan, but never protests too much. Jian (bubbie) loves Spots, too. He loves cuddling with Spots in his bed with his mountains of stuffed animals, and often tries to ride on Spots’ back. He’s too little to stay on, sadly.

When Toph is pregnant, he’s the best snuggler. He can tell when Toph is tired or worried or stressed, and he just hops onto the couch or bed, curls into her side or rests his head on her belly for some ear scratches, and life is good.

What makes Spots so special is that he’s there for Toph no matter what. Through all the good and bad times, Spots is in the picture, there to live the good memories with Toph, or to be the pup to cry on when things go bad. He’s always there, and Toph knows he’ll always be there for her. That’s what makes him so so special and so loved. He’s truly the best, idk what else to say :’)

I hope this answers your question, Twinkles! Thanks for sending in this beautiful and perfect ask about the most beautiful and perfect pupper :D

And if anyone has any questions about the Beifong’s, about ATLA or LOK, feel free to stop by and ask questions! Hope y’all have a great day! :D

[ihaveanimagine]

(@skellesins, I finally got your ask finished! I hope you don’t mind it’s a bit sloppy >.< Anyways I hope you enjoy!)

(From the 390 Prompt List)

11. “Be my wife”

16. “Come back to bed”

Underswap!Papyrus (Honey)

There was nothing you loved more than seeing your beloved honey boyfriend on stage. No, not a theater stage (although he had been tempted to try out for a comedic play that had Death as a main character).

Honey was on a stand-up comedy stage, microphone in one hand, honey flavored lollipop in the other with his trademark lazy grin as he rattled out puns and jokes.

“And this supposed to be a stand up comedy right?” Honey said, gesturing to the stage “Well if this is stand up, why do we have a stool?!” He grabbed the stool and shook it aggressively and people started howling.

“Like seriously, this isn’t a sit-down show like Dr. Phil!” Honey leaned on the stool and chewed his lollipop while the crowd calmed down a bit “I mean, I get why we need the stool, you’re up here for a long ten maybe twenty minutes rattling off dozens of terrible jokes so the audience can give us sympathetic laughs.”

The audience burst out laughing again, no doubt they were still cringing from the last comedian’s routine that centered around snot and rubber chicken.

“Oh and there’s also muscle cramps! Few of my coworkers have that-“ He bent down and tapped the part of his leg were his calf would be “Man, muscle cramps are the worst right?”

He got a lot of nods and a few chuckles before propping his foot up in the stool and motioned to his bones. “Of course, I get muscle cramps all the time-“

The audience roared with laughter and Honey had to stand there for a about a minute, exchanging amused looks with you before he was able to continue.

“Anyway, as I was saying: I get the worst muscle cramps ever! I mean they get bad enough to the point where I can’t even feel my leg! It feels like it’s just all bone!” He got a few groans from that last line but it was mostly laughs.

“My poor girlfriend has to deal with me and my muscle cramps all day, isn’t that right, Sweets?” Honey asked, throwing you a wink and charismatic grin.

You nodded and grinned mischievously “Oh yeah, any time I walk in the room you’re just on the floor screaming: I NEED SOME MILK!!” You shouted that last part like the vine and the ones who caught your reference cackled hard enough to start coughing and Honey gave you and exaggerated pout.

“I’m sure you’re all wondering why I’m the one up here when it’s obvious she’s the better comedian.” Honey joked, throwing you a wink before motioning for you to join him on stage.

Normally you hate being called on stage to do stuff but Honey knew your limits and would never say or do anything to make you uncomfortable. As you walked up to the stage, a few people applauded and Honey began moving stuff around so you could easily hop up the stage and were in view of everyone.

Once you were up there, Honey greeted you with a quick kiss to the lips before hugging you and turned back to the audience, one arm snuggly wrapped around your waist.

You let your head rest on Honey’s shoulder and wrapped an arm around him as Honey resumes his routine.

“Anyway, everyone, this is my wonderful girlfriend of 3 years.” He grinned when a few people applauded and whistled. You grinned and tilted the microphone towards you and Honey held it up for you.

“By that he means we’ve known each other for 8 years and it took both of us 5 years to ask each other out on a date.” The audience burst out laughing and Honey grinned proudly “Toldja she was the better comedian.”

After the crowd calmed down Honey turned back to you “Speaking of our 8 years of knowing each other, I gotta question for ya.” He cleared his throat and tried to hide his sudden nervousness.

“Okay, you know how I told you that when us monsters find someone who completes us we usually give each other some kind of token?” You nodded and held up the necklace Honey gave you last year for Gyftmas.

“You have yours?” You asked him with a smile and Honey chuckled and took out a keychain from his pocket that was a honey pot with a cartoon bee on a lawn chair with the captions “Lazy Bee”.

You grinned proudly and Honey kissed your head before turning back to the audience who was cooing over how cute you two were being.

“Anyways, it has come to my understanding that humans also give each other a small token when they find someone who completed you.” Honey took a deep breath and knelt down in front of you before putting his hand in his pocket.

You felt your eyes widen and tears well up as you covered your mouth with your hands, silently asking Honey if this was real. He nodded and grinned up at you before speaking again.

“Now, before you say anything, I promise this isn’t from one of those popular jewelry stores you hate.” You laughed and briefly recalled telling Honey that if you both get married that you refuse to spend your hard earned money on a shiny rock that’s overhyped and overpriced.

“I made this with Undyne and Muffet, you know those days when I told you I was going out to practice some lame puns at the grocery store to see how people react?” Honey waited till you nodded before taking out a small box and opened it, revealing a beautiful but simple ring with a gem the color of Honey’s magic and yours swirled together in a way that gave off a faint glow.

You faintly heard people gasp and whisper but Honey ignored them and kept on explaining. “When I was out of the house, they were helping me make this. Uh, the band is made from metals up here but the gem is from Underground and some of my magic. You know those glowing rocks we used as stars? It’s kinda the same thing.”

You felt your heart melt and you reached out to touch the gem, you remembered telling Honey that you thought the glowing rocks in Waterfall were beautiful but you never imagined he’d do something like this for you.

“Uh, I’m getting off track, shoot-“ Honey coughed in his hand and quickly took the ring out of the box and held it out to you.

“A-Anyway, uh, my point was Monsters give each other tokens of affection as part of our uh, courting process, and humans give each other tokens of affections to begin the next level of relationships so…” Honey blushes bright orange and looked up at you with love and adoration in his eyes.

“(Your full name), will you be my wife?”

Swapfell!Papyrus (Russ)

When you and Russ first met, you would never take him for a cuddler. He had two gold fangs, a thick collar on his neck, and lazy glare seemed to deter anyone from even trying.

But once you got to know him, you discovered the exact opposite. Russ showed his affection for friends by using them as chin rests, falling asleep on top of them when he felt like it, and was always finding some way to lean on you for warmth and comfort.

Sometimes you thought he was so touchy with his affections was because he was touch starved but most of the time you felt like he did those things because he thought you were a comfy human blanket/mattress.

But then the two of you started dating and you realized he loved being physically affectionate because he was a cuddle-addict.

Despite being one of the tallest people you’ve ever met, this lanky skeleton always found ways to curl around you, curled up on your lap or stomach, wound his arms around you at every possible moment.

It was both endearing and slightly annoying, especially at times like right now.

You and Russ were in bed, he was fast asleep with his arms wrapped around yours, trapping you to his chest. He had his legs wrapped around yours and his head was perched right above yours.

Normally you loved how cuddly your husband was, he was always really warm and even though you’ve been married a full 3 years by now, he held you like it was his first time staying in the same bed with you.

But right now it was highly inconvenient. You and Russ had a newborn baby girl and she was currently going through her phase of waking up in the middle of the night to scream and cry.

Russ slept like a rock and most of the time didn’t hear her which left you to be the one to go and rescue her from whatever made her cry.

All you had to do was escape your mate’s vice grip. Which was easier said than done.

It took you awhile but you managed to wriggle out before grabbing a spare blanket to wrap around yourself before heading to the baby’s room.

A few minutes later, the baby was still crying and you were walking around the room trying to get her to settle and Russ began to wake up, noticing his favorite cuddler wasn’t with him.

He glanced over to the baby monitor and heard you singing a lullaby while the baby cried. With a small whine he got up and went to the baby room to see you patting the baby’s back as she cried.

“Having trouble?” Russ teased before giving you a tired smile. You threw your husband a look and sighed “I’ve changed her diaper, I’ve burped her, she doesn’t wanna eat, she keeps throwing away her toys and pacifier, and I’ve tried walking with her and singing to her but nothing is working!”

Russ winced when he saw how exhausted you were and he held his arms out and took the baby from you and cradled her while you plopped into the rocking chair.

“Hey there, baby bones!” Russ cooed at the screeching baby “What are you being fussy for? Can’t sleep?” He held her close to his soul and tried to calm her by keeping her close to his soul.

He didn’t really know much about babies but Queen Toriel had pulled him aside after his baby was born that sometimes monster infants can be calmed with the presence of their parents’ souls.

It seemed to work briefly because the baby opened her eyes and pouted up at Russ, causing him to laugh.

It wasn’t his fault! His baby was just too precious and she had your pout!! The baby however, didn’t appreciate the laughing because her crying started back up.

You sighed and joined Russ and pressed a kiss to her head “Come on, sweetheart, go to sleep.” At the sound of your voice, the baby turned to you and her crying died down a bit.

“…..What just happened?” You asked, confused but grateful she stopped crying. Russ bounced her in his arms and shrugged “I guess she just wanted to make sure both of us were here.”

You yawned and gently tugged Russ back to your bedroom “Come back to bed, we can cuddle her there.” Russ chuckled and kisses his baby’s head again “You’re a little banshee, aren’t you?”

You flopped back on your bed and Russ carefully got in beside you. When the baby started getting fussy again, you moved so your head was near your daughter’s and gently rubbed her head.

“Easy, sweetie, your Papa and I are right here.” You yawned and sleepily wrapped an arm around Russ and your husband responded by laying the baby down his chest so he can keep an arm wrapped around the two of you.

Hopefully his excellent cuddling skills could put the two of you asleep for the rest of the night.

[windycityparrot]

5 Answers To Questions Affecting A Parrots Domestic And Native Environments

Hi Mitch. Just a comment of concern. Clearly, I understand the need to know a bird's sex but I'm also very concerned about this kit that anybody can buy, including many of the idiots out there that own birds. Editors note: not my words Do you really want to encourage all owners to pluck their birds feathers and cut their nails too short in order to get blood for testing? There are experienced owners out there that could do it but there are probably many more out there who could cause an emergency and pain. I have lived with 17 budgies but I would would still go to a vet for something like that. I wish you would write a follow up to that article to inspire caution. The article makes me very nervous frankly. Also, I must add that I think I have gotten a bit spoiled. I missed hearing about and seeing Bacon and Eggs this Sunday. Maybe next Sunday? Your loyal fan, Barbara G Hey Barb Have you seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmD9aM1yZA like they say - "you can't fix stupid" That said surgical sexing is always an option and you make a great point. If you're not familiar with the procedure, it's when a vet makes a small slti near the sexual organs of a bird. If gonads are found, we note the fact that the bird is a male by a small tattoo under the birds right wing - click for pic Takes the guess work. Sometime the tattoo is thought to be an injury or bruise. shifting gears You're right we need to do more with bacon & eggs  I've actually been working on their cage a lot i think I'll compare the initial cage set up and whats led to all the changes - I'm on the case - thanx Essential Oils and Parrots Question I recently got into essential oils and learned that ants and spiders hate Peppermint. I made a 2 ounce bottle of water with 3 drops of Peppermint Essential oil and spray it around my doors and windows. I recently started spraying the table I read the morning paper on because I think the paper brings in those tiny ants. This morning I noticed a few ants on Pye's outside cage. So I put her in the house and sprayed the cage. I need to know that I'm not poisoning her.

Can you advise me? She's a 13 year old White crowned Pionus. Thanks Mitch! I've had her since she was 6 months old and she means everything to me. She eats Tropican Pellets and Fruity Nutriberries as a treat. Hi Kippi Yes, Spiders and Ants may not like peppermint, but it is too harsh a scented product to be used closely around birds. The oils can be hard on their breathing. No highly scented products should be used around birds be it lemon, pine, peppermint, perfume, hair spray, cleaning products, bleach, air fresheners, smoke, candles, etc. Birds lungs are able to trap many of the molecule sized particles in the air and it can affect them badly. Please use the oils sparingly and not in spray form. Thank you Catherine Hi Kippi, Mitch here. I too have used peppermint oil around doors and windows not near by birds. To give you one of my classic answers to your question: "Anything that takes the space where oxygen should be can harm birds". We are real purists. My advice is why take the chance on using any essential oil too near year birds. Only in other parts of the home quite a distance from your beloved Pionus. And, there's any easy safe solution: Mango makes a great product that is completely safe to use anywhere near birds EXCEPT on the bird itself. I'd be extra safe by letting the product dry on the cage before letting the bird back in, but since it doesn't have to be sprayed heavily, that won't take long. Look at Pest Control Aviary Bug Control Spray by Mango.   The reason this product is so safe is it is made from a flowering plant found in nature, one you might be familiar with: the chrysanthemum. This plant contains pyrethrin which kills and repels bugs commonly found around the home. It has a residual probably of one week, but my experience is that it seems to last longer once the trails and paths of ants are repelled. I know you will find it takes care of your pesty problem and both you and your Pionus will be totally safe when used according to label directions. Please check our our post on ants in bird cages here How can I stimulate my parrot? Quora What can i do to prevent him from getting bored? I have a Agapornis (lovebird).

I have great respect for Mr. Klugman (on Quora) so I humbly take the opposite view when it comes to being a caged bird keeper to love birds. It is my "opinion" that it is easier to bond and socialize with a single bird than with a pair - there are exceptions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmIjDn4MnkA That said there have been no studies that indicate. Love birds in pairs are happier than single birds. The boredom, socialization and enrichment issues with love birds are the same with any bird - it all starts with you the caged bird keeper. Just because you spent $500 on a bird cage and $200 on bird toys - is no guarantee your bird is going to be happy. Generally speaking birds chew up things around the house because they see humans engaging those things like remote controls and keyboards and mice. Birds think “boy my human is having fun with that toy so should I”. By actually engaging any new toys before you introduce them to the bird or hang them in the bird cage by playing with the toy,  kissing the toy and making fun noises, causing the bird to think this must be fun will also help. Windy City Parrot sells many bird toys and we categorize them as species specific. We also offer a complete category of free and do-it-yourself bird toys. A wrapped fortune cookie is a lot of fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cM82MDnFWs   Nested 3 ounce Dixie drinking cups with treats at each level that a bird can discover will keep them entertained. Fill up small old Easter baskets with shredded will paper that's been balled up with favorite treats for the birds to discover. Feathered factoid: this is not 100% accurate but generally speaking you can tell the sex of a lovebird by how it shreds paper with a female shredding paper in lengths and placing and under their wings whereas males shred paper creating confetti.   https://youtu.be/6p82L4imRZ0 I do agree with Mercedes providing enrichment for any parrot you can’t have enough bird toys we feel that there should be 20 to 30 toys in every bird's cage providing not only enrichment but privacy. As with any species and some general best practices is important to know how birds interact with bird toys and accessories. We have found over the years that love birds tend to play with toys when they can hang from the bars of their cage rather than traveling to toys's hanging from the top of the cage. File under environmental versus physical hope that helps mitchr

Does a parrot flock have a leader?  (Quora)

No, parrots have no leaders. Other species of bird flocks do. Galliformes, ground eating birds like turkeys and chickens. Geese, and it's been shown scientifically using WebCams strapped onto the backs of homing pigeons that in-flight both the pigeons and geese have multiple leaders throughout the day that will change. Each day the entire leadership may change so that the underlings, so to speak may be the leaders of tomorrow. Parrot flocks have rules that everyone follows. This allows them to be most productive. If someone is not carrying their weight they will be removed by the flock because the bird threatens the entire flocks safety. According with Wikipedia (which probably has it right) The three main factors in a working flock are: Separation - avoid crowding neighbours (short range repulsion) Alignment - the behavior displayed when the birds are lining up Cohesion - steer towards the average position of neighbours (long range attraction) Here's a flock of I don't know, hundreds of thousands, a million budgies - where is the leader of this flock? https://youtu.be/wyfCMrqitWI?t=76   Do you see anyone calling the shots for these macaws at this Peruvian clay lick?   https://youtu.be/VTVigNA3KCY?t=222 "Once again this is a case of humans interjecting their misguided thoughts and philosophies about cage bird care". There is no need to dominate your pet bird. Your pet bird wants to be an associate not a slave. How does the environment influence the type of materials a bird uses to build its nest? (Quora) First off - not all birds build nests. Parrots (most hook bills) in general live in the hollows of trees. The Quaker parrot is the only member of the Psiticine family to build a nest and those are usually huge allowing for many birds.

This enables these feral parrots to live in Arctic conditions like Chicago where tonight it's 8° and there are hundreds if not thousands of monk parakeets living along the lake shore here in this city. spoiler alert  - the end is a shocker! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3NGeghqxzY As deforestation affects the inventory of trees with suitable hollows in Australia, certain birds like the female eclectus parrot will actually kill a male baby if she feels her tree may be flooded and will not support a male and a female. House finches in populated Mexican cities have learned to use discarded cigarette filters to line their bird nests. They somehow discovered along the way that nicotine will keep out parasites helping babies remain safe in the nest. As 3 examples https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql3yNQtl1qY   Read the full article