Mistletoe berries
Mistletoe is a parasite that grows on many trees and plants in the desert. It sucks the life out of its hosts and can kill them eventually. In the summer it is green and one hardly notices it. In the winter, however, it flowers and then produces masses of bright orange fruits, about the size of beebees. Birds, especially the black phaenopeplas, eat the sticky fruits and inadvertently spread them to other trees.
Mistletoe berries
Mistletoe is a parasite that grows on many trees and plants in the desert. It sucks the life out of its hosts and can kill them eventually. In the summer it is green and one hardly notices it. In the winter, however, it flowers and then produces masses of bright orange fruits, about the size of beebees. Birds, especially the black phaenopeplas, eat the sticky fruits and inadvertently spread them to other trees.