Blackbirds are weird

My back garden is developed and maintained to look natural and semi wild, and is a bit of a wildlife haven. I'm pleased that we get all sorts of visitors.

Among other things, I have several mature currant bushes. Among them are two black currant bushes. One produces an abundance of big, juicy sweet currants that are delicious. The other produces horrible, bitter, tiny currants, and in small numbers.

Guess which one the blackbirds go crazy for. Yes, they largely ignore the big juicy delicious currants and raid the bush that produces horrible ones. They're welcome to it.

I was out there just now and I watched one blackbird take a couple of the horrible currants, then with one still in its beak, it made the short flight into the plum tree, where it sat right next to a plum that looks about ripe, ate it's currant, then flew past the juicy currants down to a recently dug area, and started hunting bugs for dessert.

 

I've planted some young shrubs that will produce berries but I'll have to wait and see whether the Blackbirds are interested. As a treat I feed them some raisins every day and they love them.