Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Mahonia Raiders in Force

Near the end of every May the Mahonia bushes we inherited from the previous owner burst into fruit and are promptly assailed by the Thrush cousins: Catbirds, Robins, and Mockingbirds. I had been worried about the Mahonias after a freeze hit us in early April, killing many of its flowers. But the crop has come in at a near-healthy level, and the Catbirds are already working it with gusto. I've positioned the BirdCam out front, on its back, on the ground, to capture images of the fun. I expect the birds will pick the bushes clean before June. By that time I am assured of many entertaining photographs of the Mahonia Raiders.

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