Lovely Figs

   The Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) living in our magnolia tree are enjoying the figs as the first crop ripens in the sun. I walked near the fig tree and spooked someone. A mockingbird squawked sharply and flew from the fig tree to a branch of the magnolia. Moving up under the shade of the tree and looking up, I could see what had been happening. And I knew who the culprit was.

Part of a Pecked Fig

   The mockers may nibble some of my figs. They are delicious. I planted it in the yard to share the fruit with the birds. Just yesterday I snagged a dozen figs off the tree and served them with ice cream when my family came to dinner. Bon appetit, indeed!

Robert

photo courtesy of rfowler