I guess it depends on your birds. If you have other things they like more, I suspect they'll go that route.
People CAN eat the fruit, if you choose to. Should you want to, wait till they mature to black when they are soft, sweet, and kind of prune-y in flavor.
And when you come around to planting another one for cross-pollination, here's how you'll be rewarded - and all your fruit fanciers...
