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[Andy Adcock]

I've found several Golden Orioles which seem to love this tree, can anyone tell me what it is? The tree is the right hand of the two in the shot, in front of the house. The birds spend their time between this tree and what I think is a Willow (image 452), the two trees stand c50m apart, across an open, sandy area on the outskirts of the village.

I have no idea if the birds are set to breed here or if they're just feeding up en-route to somewhere else but there are a minimum of three of them, both male and female.

I found these birds as I checked the site to see if the Bee-eaters I'd had there, may be breeding.

 

[Brad Hacker]

The genus is Morus--mulberry; I recognize it from Tajikistan. Perhaps Morus nigra, but Morus are widely planted as ornamentals.

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Sorry I can't be more helpful; I'm not a botanist.

 

[Andy Adcock]

The genus is Morus--mulberry; I recognize it from Tajikistan. Perhaps Morus nigra, but Morus are widely planted as ornamentals.

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Sorry I can't be more helpful; I'm not a botanist.

Thanks, that's great. I supected as much because I'd been told that the Orioles like Mulberry.

 

[aeshna5]

I think White Mulberry, Morus alba.