The classic dogwood blooms are popular with humans, but it’s the berries that birds love. The high-fat content of the berries provides valuable nutrients for migrating songbirds in the fall.

Native to North America, this deciduous shrub or small tree produces white flowers in spring, followed by edible berries ...

Many birds change their eating habits in fall and winter. Some insect-eating birds will turn to berries to supplement their diets. Winter berry-producing native shrubs are important sustenance for ...

I had always thought that birds got drunk on fermented berries, but then I read somewhere that no, it was just that they had eaten too much and couldn’t fly right. Which is it? Curious ...

It's lovely to look at but deadly to birds. According to Ramsay Hank, owner of Deep Roots Landscape Design in Bloomington ... oval leaves and luscious red berries. Local nurseries sell them ...

Sponsor Message But to give the color some kick, there are just a few cells in the berries' skin that do reflect ... Well, it needs birds to take the fruit and spread its seeds.

To collect the same berries as the birds were choosing, graduate student Jessica Bolser spent months in the field on Block Island, off the eastern tip of Rhode Island. Batches of 12 kinds of ...

DEAR JOAN: Our backyard patio, which sits below our neighbor’s large maple tree, is littered with black droppings from birds every year, mostly during winter months. I imagine it is the berries ...

Wild birds instinctively select the fruit which is best for their health, scientists have found. In controlled experiments fruit-eating birds actively chose berries with the highest concentrations ...