Winterberry Holly (Ilex verticillata)
We are finally seeing a bit of cold air in Charlotte, NC with daytime temperatures struggling to reach 40 degrees F. I stopped to admire a winterberry holly in Mint Hill, NC and found this mockingbird taking on a few calories (and patrolling the area.) It seems to me that the fruits of winterberry holly become more interesting as other food sources become scarce. That said, the winterberries in our backyard are stripped naked soon after the white-throated sparrows arrive from the north.
Winterberry Holly (Ilex verticillata)
We are finally seeing a bit of cold air in Charlotte, NC with daytime temperatures struggling to reach 40 degrees F. I stopped to admire a winterberry holly in Mint Hill, NC and found this mockingbird taking on a few calories (and patrolling the area.) It seems to me that the fruits of winterberry holly become more interesting as other food sources become scarce. That said, the winterberries in our backyard are stripped naked soon after the white-throated sparrows arrive from the north.