The Great Gourd Tree

A great, spreading green tree whose fruits are golden-green dangling gourds. Birds have hollowed out many of these gourds and built their nests inside the gourds. Some of the hanging gourds are whole, with knobby gold rinds veined with green lines. Some of the hanging gourds are hollow, with birds flying ...

Imagine a large, verdant tree with golden-green gourds growing abundantly from its sturdy branches. Many of these gourds have been ingeniously transformed into haven by various bird species, illustrating a lively, safe and thriving bird community within the tree. Some of the gourds are fully formed, ...