Bird food plants Bird food plants Bird food plants are certain trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants bear fruits which afford food for birds. These have been discovered by observation, and by the scientific examination of the contents of birds' stomachs. By planting those species, therefore, which have been proved most desirable and that are suited to the climate and soil of the chosen location, birds can be attracted to the vicinity of dwelling houses or to any other desired spot as a copse or shrubbery, or, on the other hand, lured away from valuable orchards, since they appear to like best arid, bitter,
The Battle of the Birds The silver pigeon ate them, and the golden pigeon taxed him with what the giant's daughter had done for the prince. At that the prince knew her, and married her a second time. The Battle of the Birds The Battle of the Birds is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in his "Popular Tales of the West Highlands". He recorded it from a fisherman near Inverary, John Mackenzie. Joseph Jacobs took it from there for his "Celtic Fairy Tales" and added some additional elements. Also included in "The Lilac Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang and "A Book