I am losing every battle and losing the war. My yard is overrun with mulberries from my two-story mulberry tree in the center of my yard. The birds show up every morning at 5 am for breakfast. And then, they stay all day. All 200 of them. Why eat worms when mulberries abound?
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| Mulberries anyone? |
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| My mulberry tree is loaded with ripe and ripening berries. |
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| The branches are way out of reach or I'd pick the berries and make jam or pie. |
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Mulberry bombs pummel the patio and grass areas. |
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| I sweep and spray with the hose, but clearly, I am losing a battle. Daily. |
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| Maybe I should smash the fruit with bare feet and make it into wine. |
I have had this problem since I moved to this house over a decade ago. A couple years ago, I had a tree service come and clean out the trees, including a big portion of the tree shown here. But this year's crop has made up for any loss of branches.
There's a lot of air traffic in my backyard. About once an hour, I hear a distinct, loud "thud." That would be another bird drunk on berries who cannot see that he's flying into my living room window. Fortunately, the window is strong and intact. So far.
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| The ominous view from below suggests more mulberry bombs will drop by the minute. |
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| St. Francis has been dive bombed a few times ... fortunately he gets a shower every night when the sprinklers go on. |
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| Portrait of a berry eating guest. |
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| My bird guests make mulberry-colored poo all over the stairs, porch, and patio. |
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