The source of Cinnamon's secret treats

Since late September, Cinnamon has been very busy finding and eating something in the garden whenever she is out there.



I had seen Cookie doing something similar before. At that time he was eating cherries from our flowering cherry trees, but now it is too early for Cinnamon to start picking up cherries, as the cherry trees in our garden are just finishing flowering. And besides, the stuff Cinnamon has been eating looks like some kind of nuts.



At first, I thought they might come from a Titoki tree, as Cinnamon was picking up the nuts in the area around the tree. But, according to a reference book, Titoki bears a different type of berries. Then, where do they come from?

I went to Palmers Garden Centre and asked a botanist there what those nuts came from. He said "They are seeds of big palm trees." As soon as I heard it, it struck a chord! There IS a big palm tree in our nextdoor neighour's garden!



Come to think of it, we have been seeing many birds flying over our garden with the seeds in their beak. I just hope they won't harm Cinnamon's stomach as it is hard to stop her eating them. At least it seems she can't digest the seeds, as they always come out with her poo (You can see a photo of it by clicking here).

This is one of the culprits who have been scattering palm seeds around our garden.



In the meantime, Cookie doesn't bother to look for the palm seeds. He would rather lie down in the sun and have a pleasant nap.