Lots of birds rely on mistletoe berries as a food source, as do elk, deer, squirrels, chipmunks and even porcupines, which will also eat the leaves when other fresh foliage is scarce. Tangled ...

The plant is moved exclusively by birds who eat the berries of the mistletoe plants. "Most of them will get up high using a bird to deposit the seed," Ms Mason said. "A mistletoe bird will pluck a ...