We have a Saskatoon, or Serviceberry bush out front, here on 27th Street. I’ve been watching the berries start to ripen over the past few days, and so have the birds. There were quite a few ripe ones today so I decided to do a first picking. A local robin agreed and was already enjoying berries for lunch when I went out with a container. I’ll pick every couple days over the next week. By that time, all the birds will know about them.

Some people have suggested I take some kind of action to scare away the birds, but as much as we enjoy these berries, we also enjoy having the birds around and we don’t mind sharing. Once the Saskatoons are done for the season, blackberries will be almost ready out back.