I love viewing and photographing colourful berries at this time of year.
David's daily bird made me wonder: if I were a bird, which berries would I consider chocolate, and which ones, brussels sprouts?
Arbutus unedo (Strawberry tree)
Vancouver, BC, November 2010
Callicarpa, possibly C.bodinieri (Beautyberry)
Vancouver, BC, November 2010
Cotoneaster horizontalis (shrub with red berries) & Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper, which produces blue-black berries)
Chilliwack, BC, October 2010
Euonymus europaeus (Euopean spindle tree)
Vancouver, BC, September 2010
Cornus kousa (Dogwood)
Vancouver, BC, September 2010
Lonicera periclymenum (honeysuckle)
Vancouver, BC, September 2010
Symphoricarpos albus (Common snowberry)
Vancouver, BC, August 2010
Nandina domestica (heavenly bamboo)
Vancouver BC, November 2009
I found some answers to my question in these resources:
BirdForum, Which berries do birds prefer?
Landscape Ontario, Inviting birds to your garden
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (UK) Birds and berries
Wildlife gardening, Feeding the birds