Leftover Fruit

I had some apples and watermelon so I placed it outside and had a variety of visitors that found this leftover fruit appetizing.  So don't throw that old fruit away- share it!

Gray Squirrel

European Starling

Blue Jays

Mockingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Gray Squirrels

Grey squirrels have been an ever present resident here in our neighborhood for as long as I can remember. My wife likes watching their antics and had me put up two feeders, which she keeps stocked with raw peanuts. It didn’t take long before our local “tree rats” discovered them. 

We sit on our front porch and watch as they lift the feeder’s lid, reach inside and grab one of the nuts and either eat it right away or carry it to a more private location. They’re very protective of their food source and will chase off other squirrels who try to pilfer from them.  Sometimes the squabble gets pretty physical.

Some of the peanuts though end up buried as I have found “peanut caches” in our flower gardens and in various spot of our yard, some of which had begun to sprout.  Makes me wonder how they can remember where they put them all.

We’ll also toss leftover cornbread, biscuits or bread out for the birds, but if they see this they’ll confiscate it.   It’s kinda odd (and hilarious) seeing a squirrel darting across the yard with a biscuit in its maw.

 

 

Pear Tree

There's a pear tree that has stood in our lot next door for many years.  Each and every year it produces tons of pears, which are of the canning type and too hard to eat from the branch.  It was planted my my in-laws and each year they would pick them and make preserves.

Since our in-laws have passed, instead of being preserved, the pears are now left for nature to make use of. Robins, mockingbirds, and even squirrels take advantage of the fruit.

Over the years I've considered taking down this tree, but after seeing that it still serves a good purpose I decided to let it be.

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