One of my favorite times of the year is when the mulberries begin to ripen on my backyard mulberry tree. While my wife and I enjoy eating the sweet juicy berries, what I enjoy even more is watching the parade of birds that flock to the devour every berry in sight.
Yesterday, my long wait for this special event ended when I noticed the tree is festooned with berries. Although most of the berries are not ripe, I have learned that the hungry birds begin devouring the berries well before they are fully ripe.
The birds that flock to mulberries are all card-carrying members of the bird world’s Who’s Who List. While I am not a usually a name-dropper, the list of a few of the birds that eat mulberries includes bird royalty such as the eastern bluebird, rose-breasted grosbeak, great crested flycatcher, scarlet and summer tanagers, wood thrush, red-eyed vireo, northern bobwhite and wild turkey.
Just a suggestion. Instead of:
While several species of introduced species of mulberries grow in Georgia…
Replace with:
While several introduced species of mulberries grow in Georgia…
Hello,
It appears you was making a suggestion; however, your email left me hanging.
Terry
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Thanks for catching that error. Sometimes it takes more than one pair of eyes to catch a mistake like that.
Terry