Re: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds

A METHOD THAT WORKS

My black raspberry patch used to be plagued by flocks of Robins and the
dummy (black) fruit didn't work like the red decoys did so I bought a BB
gun. The BB gun was the old fashioned, lever action type that doesn't make
a dent in hard (Oak) wood. I didn't kill any Robins with it but sure made a
pest of myself. I soon discovered that if I knocked one down, he'd take off
like a bat out of hell and the whole flock followed. Of course, they
returned in a week or so and this great white hunter went after them again,
and again. Also, when they arrived during their Spring migration, I gave
them no rest. I kept at them for several years and, now, they don't come
back. No Robins. None. I think they took the hint but I still keep the BB
gun handy, just in case.

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