Most of the berries around at this time of year are red. However, the ivy berries are green, turning purple. Poisonous to humans, they provide a great meal for a variety of birds including black birds and wood pigeons. Apparently they contain, gram for gram, as many calories as a Mars bar.
Onto the red berries, most of which also provide winter nutrients for birds. The cotoneaster is putting on a colourful display with red leaves as well as red berries.
I think this might be a different sort of cotoneaster, the red berries are more obvious against the green leaves.
A popular favourite around this time of year, the holly.
The birds have almost stripped the firethorn bush of its berries already.
For the bigger birds there are of course the rose hips.
The berries are so important for the birds. I like your photos.
Thank you 🙂
Good to know there is something for the birds to fatten up on a little before winter really hits. Ivy berries or Mars Bars – hmm, I know which I’d choose! 🙂
Yep, I’ll leave the berries for the birds 🙂
🙂
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Berry good.
Boom boom 🙂
Love your photos. We don’t have many berries left since we have so many wild birds here and that is what they go for when the feeders are empty.
It is good to know that you have lots of birds that are well provided for 🙂