The Real Star Of Christmas
Garden News|December 15, 2018

Mistle thrushes have a big appetite for holly and mistletoe berries

Julian Rollins
The Real Star Of Christmas

What birds do you associate with the Christmas season? Well yes, obviously, the star of a million Christmas cards is the robin, but who would you cast as supporting players?

French hens, maybe? Swans? Turtle doves? Possibly, though the latter is actually a summer visitor, and is a very long way away from Britain during the 12 days of Christmas!

This story is from the December 15, 2018 edition of Garden News.

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