For the birds

The Cotehele medieval house in Cornwall, England, was all set to be the site of a five-day cherry-picking festival starting on June 28, the BBC reported, but blackbirds foiled the plan. Laura Jarman of the National Trust said that 80 trees were full of the fruits on June 19, but two days later “the gardener came to tell me they’d all gone ... feasted on by the very cheeky blackbirds. They’re so cute, we don’t mind too much,” she added. The site still plans to host an apple-picking event later in the year.

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