Birds eating fruits

Mark Smith on Instagram: "Chlorophonia eating a peach in Costa Rica. What a beauty!!"

As insects disappear, trees and shrubs produce persistent bite-sized fruits. Watch these winter backyard birds dine on the cold-season feast.

The parrot eats a guava fruit :-)

If your little fruit trees bore fruit recently only to have it eaten and pecked away by pest birds, you need a pest bird deterrent. Yes, you can temporarily scare birds off with a shout, a clap of the hands or a blast from your garden hose. But sure as birds fly, you can bet they'll be back pecking and eating your precious apricots, plums, or peaches the minute you go back in the house. Birds can also damage your fruit by contaminating it with their droppings, droppings that can carry any of…

Painted Bunting eating Granjeno Berry is a photograph by Jerry Fornarotto which was uploaded on June 21st, 2012. The photograph may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. All products are produced on-demand and shipped worldwide within 2 - 3 business days.

A number of animals can eat oranges. However, one of the fruit's biggest fans is the roof rat, a common pest of orange trees. Although the rodent likes a variety of foods, it has a very strong preference for oranges and avocados, according to Gardenguides. Retailer Wild Birds Unlimited lists birds that like eating the fruit too.

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National Geographic on Instagram: "Photo by @timlaman | Early on a misty morning in the Arfak Mountains of West Papua, Indonesia, I was staking out this fruiting fig tree when a group of ornate fruit doves paid a visit. The island has many species of fruit-eating pigeons and doves that are quite colorful. Swipe to see the full frame. For more on bird photography, follow @timlaman."