I've just checked my cherry tree and once again the pigeons have either knocked down or otherwise removed just about all the cherries, a good 2 weeks before I could hope they might ripen. This is a concerted campaign by the little......birds starting with pecking at the blossom and moving on to pecking the bunches off the tree. Why?
I've tried hanging CDs - that attracted the magpies - and tying bits of plastic bag (red). MIL tied up three bin bags - not attractive. The only thing that works is running out the soor, shouting and clapping.
and apart form the neighbours thinking I'm mad, I work so don't have all day every day to police one tree
Too late for this year but any help planning for next year would be much appreciated - we had a bumper crop 4 years ago and nothing since
TIA
I've tried hanging CDs - that attracted the magpies - and tying bits of plastic bag (red). MIL tied up three bin bags - not attractive. The only thing that works is running out the soor, shouting and clapping.
and apart form the neighbours thinking I'm mad, I work so don't have all day every day to police one tree
Too late for this year but any help planning for next year would be much appreciated - we had a bumper crop 4 years ago and nothing since
TIA