On 2016-08-07 8:46 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Aug 2016 07:50:00 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>

> Here the birds do the most foraging,,, crows are smart, also very
> strong and tenacious. I tried growing blueberries but the crows would
> be there before sun up taking the ripest. Netting didnt help, crows
> quickly figured out how to tear through nylon netting with their razor
> sharp beaks.
>


I planted a blueberries bush more than 5 years. In l that time I have
only had a half dozen berries from them. Some critters get them as soon
as the ripen, even though it is covered with 1/4@ mesh screening.


I saw a strange thing in a nearby orchard last month when the cherries
ripened. There was a flock of gulls hovering over one section of the
orchard and there was one gull actually perched on a branch pecking at
cherries.