This is the time where I roam around the garden to collect black walnuts (on windy days I go out with a hard hat 😬😂), acorns, chestnuts and beechnuts as special treats for the birds. The big green balls are the black walnuts. I smash the skin, hull and wash them, and then set them out to dry and cure. They stain like crazy, so wear gloves if you do that. The acorns I smash before I use them. They have nice, thick flesh inside that the larger birds love.