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Monday, January 23, 2012

{Birdie Berries in our Wood Garden}


  • In our Wood Garden it is hard to keep invasive weeds at bay. We never knew this type of berries till this winter. Turns out they are the Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Lour and this one obviously escaped its death penalty... 
  • They are also labeled as a Southeast Exotic Pest Plant. Nevertheless, I'd like to show you the dark purple to black berries which are resembling little grape bunches in mid-winter. 
  • Photos are taken on January 13. We love having them for our Backyard Wildlife HABITAT as food for the birds!

  • Chinese privet was introduced into the United States in early 1852 as an ornamental...
  • Now an invasive weed! BUT; heaven to the birds! Look here at: Cedar Waxwing Privet Berries where Cedar waxwings feast on them!
  • Even the leaves of the Chinese privet remain green in winter...

  • Don't you think they look like grape bunches?

  • As it was rather windy and difficult to photograph on the shrub, my husband Pieter held this up for me against the wall to show you the leaves and the berries.

  • Yummy Birdie Berries...



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13 comments:

  1. Liebe Mariette,

    direkt einladend.

    Herzliche Grüße

    Elisabeth

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  2. Oh Mariette

    I rip those out of my garden when I find them too!

    How good to learn they are not poisonous to the birds - they need every little morsel they can find in your winter time!

    Shane

    xox

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  3. Dearest Mariette,
    Wonderful Berry and food for the birdies♡♡♡
    Thank you for the beautiful pictures and information.
    And I kind of liked the expression "invasive weeds". Sure I hate those invaders, haha.
    Love and Lots of Hugs to you, xoxo Miyako*

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  4. Dearest Mariette,
    This is an useful information, hopefully our winged friends will have more food in the winter. I have seen these berries as I walk by the trails but I didn't know anything about them until now. Thank you for the educative note.

    Have a wonderful week.

    Doris

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  5. Hallo Mariette,

    Er hangen er zo te zien nog genoeg. De vogels hoeven nog geen honger te lijden, zie ik.

    Dacht nu krijgen we vogelfoto's te zien!!!☺
    Was je weer aan het inkopen gisteren?

    Fijne week.

    Liefs je nichtje Thea ♥

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  6. Liebe Mariette,

    bin mal wie ein kleines Vöglein, picke kurz in Deinem Blog und lasse
    einen ganz lieben Gruß hier!

    Lilo

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  7. Hallo, liebe Mariette,
    für ein Vogelparadies braucht es auch Beeren und Früchte. Diese Beeren sehen sehr schön aus und wie gut, dass die Vögel sie fressen. Allerdings verbreiten sie damit auch die Samen. Aber die kann man ja wieder ausrupfen, wenn es zuviele werden.
    Liebe Grüße, Johanna

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  8. Ciao Mariette,
    che belle le bacche, non sapevo
    piacessero agli uccellini.
    Possono andare anche come ornamento
    in un mazzo di fiori.
    Un abbraccio
    Susy x

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  9. Hello my dearest friend Mariette:
    This post is very interesting, I think you are happy to know that birds go over your backyard to have something to eat even during winter time, I would be very happy if I had something like that for all the birdies over here.
    Lots of love,
    Laura =)

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  10. Ze zien er prachtig uit die blauwe bessen!
    Fijne dag nog!
    Nicole

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  11. Prachtige besjes, je zou er van gaan snoepen.
    Lieve groet, Renny

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  12. Hallo Mariette, das ist ja mal wieder ein sehr informativer Post, vielen Dank dafür.
    Auch ganz lieben Dank für die Geburtstagswünsche an meinen Mann, der sich sehr darüber gefreut hat.
    Dir noch eine schöne Woche und liebe Grüße aus dem verregneten Rheinland sendet Dir
    Marlies

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  13. Liebe Mariette,
    ads sieht aber sehr verlockend aus und die Vögelchen werden es Euch danken! So ein reicht gedeckter Tisch :O)
    ( Ich dachte erst, es sind Weintrauben! )
    Ich wünsch Dir einen schönen Tag !
    ♥ Liebste Grüße Claudia ♥

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