Female Phainopepla — Image by kenne
Phainopepla
Perched high on the mesquite
Sky territory.
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Female Phainopepla High In A Mesquite Tree — Image by kenne
The phainopepla’s main food while wintering in the Tucson basin are desert mistletoe berries.
When eaten, the hard seeds are then passed through while the phainopepla is perched on their favorite tree branch,
often in a mesquite tree.
Female Plainopela In A Tree with Desert Mistletoe — Image by kenne
The seeds are left on the branch where they can germinate and set up a root system within the host plant.
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