I saw this when managing on a 400 acre ecosystem restoration project in the Indianapolis area. We had planted tree seedlings in rows in all these acres of farmland and we were required to monitor the success. We started to notice that volunteer seedlings were germinating everywhere. While seedlings of plants with light seeds established were germinating throughout the area, we saw that seedlings from plants with fruits were germinating only at the bases of the tallest seedling we had planted. This was pure evidence that birds were using the tallest seedlings as perches to look over the field and pooping out seeds. Great to see nature in action like that.
I am posting this picture as part of Cee's Fun Photo Challenge. This weeks challenge was to post a picture with vibrant colors, and lucky me, I took this photograph this past weekend.
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