A Conversation for Colours of Wildlife: Cape Bunting
Dense and thorny bushes are good, safe places for nests
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Started conversation Jun 4, 2023
We have a thorny olive here, and some people would like to get rid of it (it's nonnative, and it has thorns). I've offered the view that wildlife likes it because it's a safe haven form predators. Also, it has bright red berries in the winter, and the birds love the berries, which they sometimes spread, allowing it to spread. We haven't allowed it to spread, so it's safe to allow.
Thorn bushes have a place in the world, and birds who nest there are grateful for it. 
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Dense and thorny bushes are good, safe places for nests
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