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One thing to keep in mind is that birds generally don't follow human law, and will certainly find creative ways to source materials from stores, people's pockets, cars, homes etc.

The soda can, in Sweden where this is, has a deposit of 1kr, about 15¢.

> I was thinking lottery tickets for food, but probably not that worthwhile.

Also, turning in a lottery ticket you didn't actually purchase may be considered fraud. (Obviously depends on location.)

What? In what jurisdiction is a lottery ticket bound to the purchaser?

In the US, if the lottery ticket is signed it then belongs to the signer

That has nothing to do with purchasing it.

There have been cases in the UK, I believe, where a couple picked up a discarded winning lottery ticket and tried to claim it. I think they got a suspended sentence, at least.

IIRC, video surveillance showed that it wasn't them who had purchased the ticket. (Or at least that they couldn't have.)

I don't necessarily agree with it, but that is the law in some countries/jurisdictions.