Sue Moon’s Blog

Every August I am privileged to witness a unique dance in nature right here in my own backyard.
I have a large stand of Elderberry bushes and as the berries begin to turn purple the Robins stalk the bush in excitement. I have seen them hovering over the berries with hardly anyplace to grip, eating voraciously of the deeply sugared berries. Then, after awhile, it appears they get drunk on the sugar and flop around making darts here and there. It is joyously funny and you can almost hear them laughing.
I look forward to these few weeks every year when I get to share space with the Robins and see a side of them not known to many people.