This hazelnut bush was covered in hazelnuts this year and also included a robins nest. We will keep that one for a later post. The hazelnuts grow in pods or fibrous husks with a single nut encased in a very strong out layer or shell. It is very rare that I get to see them when they are ripe because the birds and animals always know when they are ready to eat before I do. Usually by the time I notice they are almost ready to pick, the birds, chipmunks and squirrels have already taken them. I think because they were so abundant this season they did not manage to eat them all before they fell to the ground. Some also had a small worm inside and I am sure the birds knew that they were not going to make a good meal. Isn't nature beautiful!
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