Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Herb, Northern Germany, Hanover to be precise. I actually thought that most of the species in our tree were insectivorous - or at least omnivorous - maybe they just visit our cherries for dessert:-) We have an early ripening sort of cherry tree (for the gardeners out there a Burlat Cherry) , so the birds all seem to converge on our garden The worst thing is that they just peck and pick and throw down more cherries than they eat (and shit on the rest!). Douglas On 30.05.2012 04:31, Herbert Kanner wrote: > Our two-year old cherry tree blossomed two months > ago, and yesterday we picked the first tiny crop of > about thirty delicious bing cherries> I'm in email > mode, not LR4 mode right now, so I'll post a shot of > one bunch later; I already put on the LUG gallery a > shot of the blossoms. > > In what part of the world are you with that variety > of hungry vegetarian birds? > > So far, the birds did not discover the cherries. I > don't think we'll have that luck with our fig > tree--the bastards take one peck at each fig. I'd be > willing to give them their fair share if they'd just > stick to entire figs. > > Herb > > >> They even wear black eye-masks. >> >> One of many species that are currently decimating >> our cherries. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Birds/_MG_3895.jpg.html >> >> >> So far we've counted Blackbirds, Thrushes, >> Starlings, Rooks, >> Magpies, Blue Tits, a Warbler of some description, a >> Jay, a Jackdaw >> and something small slim and grey/brown that may >> have been a >> Nightingale. >> >> I just wish they would leave the cherries alone and >> eat the >> caterpillars on the apple tree:-) >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >> more information >