On: Theories on the etymology of 'strawberry'

[ricksplat]

If they were all gone it's not likely birds either. Birds can't "see" the red pigmentation in strawberries.

[vonzeppelin → ricksplat]

It was definitely the mother the entire time.

[goldbrick → ricksplat]

Which birds are you talking about? Birds have excellent color vision.

[ricksplat → goldbrick]

Yeah I'm sorry I don't know where I got that idea!!!

That said, I grow a lot of these berries and for some reason the birds never go near em.