Robert photographed this little guy, hopping agilely amid these thorns - a nibble here, a snack there.
Hawthorns are one of many trees and shrubs providing food for birds and animals at the FWG. Crabapples, magnolias, plums, manitoba maples, amur maples, buckthorn, tartarian honeysuckles, mountain ash, to name the most common, are all used by wildlife. Some of these of course, are invasives, but while they are still standing, the critters enjoy them. I (Christine)try to keep a list of which birds/animals eat what and am always interested in hearing what others have seen being used for food at the garden.