A Little Flock of Bluebirds Is Working the Brush [Derived Headline]
New Haven Register › January 22, 2009
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A little flock of bluebirds is working the brush at the edge of Malley's Pond in Guilford. There isn't much there for them now. If it were summer, they would be feasting on protein-packed insects. Instead, it is midwinter, and a brutally cold one at that. They are clearly finding something to feed on down there, something left over from last year's bounty. They are plucking withered berries from dry, frozen twigs. Why are some berries left? It is no accident.
Does it have something to do with why so many fruit are red or purple? Or why poison ivy leaves turn scarlet so early in the fall? Or why some berries are bird-picked moments after they ripen?See the full content of this document
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A Little Flock of Bluebirds Is Working the Brush [Derived Headline]
None of these things are accidents. They all evolved to help the plants survive. Plants do not make fruit and berries (including pumpkins and cranb...
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