Birdfeeding

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today is mostly sunny and mild.  A tree guy is supposed to come look at the fallen walnut this afternoon.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a small flock of sparrows, house finches, and grackles.

I picked a handful of black raspberries.  I found one wild strawberry ripe.

I saw a couple piles of large scat in the prairie garden.  It looked canine, but was very full of berry seeds.  Curious, I did some research.  It turns out that coyotes are omnivores and will eat berries.  As I have also found canine tracks in the mud of the fields around the house, this seems a likely answer.  Party on, dudes, there's plenty of food right now.  :D

EDIT 6/15/21 -- I picked a couple handfuls of serviceberries.

EDIT 6/15/21 -- I picked a bag of mulberries.

Tree guy is not coming out today, nor tomorrow.  :/  Possibly Thursday or Friday.

Comments

[ihavenoarms]

i like strawberries or strawberry pie

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Wild strawberries are intensely sweet, with strong floral notes that domestic ones lack.

[jtthomas]

Ooh, yup. I've known many dogs who will do tricks for blueberries. Doesn't surprise me one bit that strawberries get the coyotes' attention as well!

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Ooh, yup. I've known many dogs who will do tricks for blueberries. <<

New to me, but useful to know.

>>Doesn't surprise me one bit that strawberries get the coyotes' attention as well!<<

Variously at present: wild strawberries, mulberries fallen to the ground, and black raspberries just starting to ripen. I suspect mulberries.